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Echinops ritro Metallic Blue
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Description
Beautiful, blue, thistle-like flowers with wonderful serrated blue/green leaves. Echinops are tall, statuesque plants and are suited to the back of a border where they will bring height and interest and be surrounded by happy bees and other pollinators!
They like free-draining soil and full sun.
Plant Care Tips
Sow indoors March-May onto seed compost and cover only very lightly
Keep damp whilst germinating
Harden off before planting out after all frosts have passed
Likes full sun and well-drained soil
Flowers from around early August
Can be direct sown from late Apr/early May
Details
| Seed Quantity | 50 Seeds |
| Type | Perennial |
| Genus | Echinops ritro |
| Hardiness | H7 |
| Sow | Mar-May |
| Flowers | August |
| Spread | |
| Height | 1.2m |
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.
Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
RHS Award of Garden Merit.
This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. For more information on RHS Award of Garden Merit plants visit .rhs.org.uk/plants