Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Echinops tjanschanicus
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 5′. A tall, imposing new Globe Thistle from Kazakhstan and the mountains of Central Asia. Spherical, silvery blue flowerheads atop sturdy stems mature into tennis-ball size prickly seedheads. The bold grey-green, thistle-like foliage forms an impressive clump. Summer blooming. Sun. 4 & T2