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Type: Perennial
Seed #: 21
Common Name: Globe Thistle
Latin Name: Echinops ritro
Variety: Globe Thistle
Colour: Blue
Temperature: 18C - 25C (64F - 77F)
Zone: 3 - 10
Blooms: July to September
Site: Full Sun or Part Shade
Height: 90cm - 120cm (35" - 47")
Spread: 25cm - 30cm (10" - 12")
Seeds per pack: 20
Price: $2.99
Plant these to encourage birds and butterflies to visit your garden frequently. This plant produces amazing cutflower. This plant is deer resistant. This plant is a great water saver. Also perfect for the busy lifestyle gardener or just that dry area where nothing seems to grow.
Attracts
Butterflies		 Great
Cutflower		 Deer
Resistant		 Drought
Tolerant

Globe Thistle
Notes: Vibrant violet blue with globe shaped flowers on long stemmed silvery blue foliage. Very striking as a cut flower and holds its blue color amazingly well after drying. Grows in any soil as long as it is well drained. Deer resistant, drought tolerant and works well in wildflower garden or herbaceous border.


Instructions: Sow 2 mm deep. Germination is 14 to 21 days.


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Hollyhock - Large red flowers on tall spires up to 8ft tall. Blooming in late June on making them great for the back of borders & beds. Appreciates wind protection.Excellent cut flower. Crocosmia - Striking red and yellow flowers on gracefully arched stems that rise above sword shaped leaves. An absolute magnet for Hummingbirds. Crocosmia is a drought tolerant, deer resistant, corm forming plant for beds, borders and under roof eaves.Great addition to any cut-flower garden. Pinks - Easy to grow. Wonderfully scented garden or cut flowers. Bright and cheerful addition to your garden or bouquets. Great easy care and colour for Part Sun to Part Shade.
Hollyhock Crocosmia Pinks
(Alcea rosea) (Crocosmia) (Dianthus)

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