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Echinops ritro
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Echinops ritro

A wonderfully spiky tall summer flowering perennial, with blue spherical blooms, resembling a mace in form. Best grown on loose soil in full sun, and a wonderful cut flower.

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A wonderfully spiky tall summer flowering perennial, with blue spherical blooms, resembling a mace in form. Best grown on loose soil in full sun, and a wonderful cut flower.

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Light requirement
full sun
Height range
tall (121cm plus)
Drought resistance
medium
Frost tolerance
extremely good
Flowering time
spring
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