| Description | A thistle like plant with globular blue flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (EK-in-ops) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates dry soils |
| Flowers | globular, deep blue and surrounded by bristly bracts (involucral of bracts), used as fresh or dried flowers. |
| Leaves | thistle-like, larger bottom ones will tend to deteriorate |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall, space 18-24" on center, grouping three or more plants together for a better effect |
| Propagation | seeds, divisions or root cuttings |
| Misc Facts | The genus name Echinops means spiny like a hedge hog |
| Author's Notes | At my nursery we would dig the plants out of the stock bed and in the process severe some of the roots, these in turn would produce new plants. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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