Echinops bannaticus
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Echinops bannaticus

شکرتیغال · Blue Globe-thistle · Banat Echinops · Blue Echinops · Garden Globe-thistle

Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
0
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 3–8
Click count
280
Observations
1,080

Description

Source: leafsnap

Echinops bannaticus, known as the blue globe-thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southeastern Europe. It is an herbaceous perennial thistle, growing to 120 cm (47 in), with prickly foliage and spherical blue flower heads in summer.The Latin specific epithet bannaticus refers to the Banat, a region in Central Europe (now split between Romania, Hungary, and Serbia) where the plant is found.

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 0–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Genus
Echinops
Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness Zone
3-8
Mature Height
1.83 m
Mature Spread
61 cm
Leaf Color
Green, Gray, Silver
Leaf Type
Deciduous
Flower Color
Blue
Flower Size
2.54 cm to 5.08 cm
Bloom Time
Early summer, Mid summer
Planting Time
Spring
Harvest Time
Mid summer
Native Area
Romania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Croatia, Serbia

Tags (7)

Common Names (6)

ar شکرتیغال
en Blue Globe-thistle
en Banat Echinops
en Blue Echinops
en Garden Globe-thistle
en Globe-thistle