Echinops ritro ssp ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue', Globe Thistle Size:.67 qt This garden-dweller really knows how

This garden-dweller really knows how to make an entrance

it is the exfoliating bark that really steals the show

Pea-type cream-yellow flowers form large

red-pink velvet burr

given moist humus and shade

Echinops ritro ssp ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue', Globe Thistle Size:.67 qt This garden-dweller really knows howA brilliant lapis blue infuses the sphere shaped blooms that adorn stiff white wooly stems on this undemanding plant that works well in dry borders. Combine with Euphorbia and Eremurus for a striking dry garden. Poor, well drained soil is its friend. Attractive to pollinators and works well as a cut flower. Mature height 20 24 inches tall Minimum temperature: 30 F