Echinops ritro ssp ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue', Globe Thistle Size:.67 qt Photo close up by H

Photo close up by H

The foliage is pungently fragrant

it is the exfoliating bark that really steals the show

'Charlotte Bishop' is a mauve-pink star-flower blooming in late winter

red-pink velvet burr

Echinops ritro ssp ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue', Globe Thistle Size:.67 qt Photo close up by HA brilliant lapis blue infuses the sphere shaped blooms that adorn stiff white wooly stems on this undemanding plant that works well in dry borders. Combine with Euphorbia and Eremurus for a striking dry garden. Poor, well drained soil is its friend. Attractive to pollinators and works well as a cut flower. Mature height 20 24 inches tall Minimum temperature: 30 F