Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum Both the flowers and the

Both the flowers and the foliage are great in floral work

Full sun will give you the best results

Once flowers have finished normally by mid-summer

so the perfect choice for your cutting garden as well as your perennial border

6 metres | Requires staking

Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum Both the flowers and theEchinops or 'Globe Thistle' is a hardy perennial that was developed for the cut flower trade but is also a fantastic structural and non demanding plant for the border. A perennial has jaggedy divided, prickly dark green leaves which are whitish beneath and then the striking flower stems that are produced around February through to autumn carry prickly blue balls that start to flower from the top down. An excellent cut flower for the vase or they can