Scientific Name:
Echinops bannaticus
Pronunciation:
eh-KYE-nops ban-nah-TEE-kus
Common Name:
globe thistle
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, most 15-3(-40)cm long x 12-20(-30)cm wide, pinnately lobed, dentate with spiny tips, undersides whitish, tomentose; flower heads round, 3-5cm wide, disk florets only, bluish/purple, Jul-Aug.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Romania)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed, Dissected
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose, Glandular hairs
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Dentate, Incised, Pinnately lobed, Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Purple
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Spines
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
