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Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'

Also Known As

Blue Glow Globe Thistle

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 48"
W: 18"

planting zones

3a-10b

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Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow' plant details

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue and green foliage. In summer blue flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 48 IN tall
Flowers: blue blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, easy-to-grow, rock garden, self-sowing, showy, spiky

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'

USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

These summer-blooming beauties have steel blue spherical flower heads that are bee and butterfly magnets! Statuesque, it adds pleasing contrast to summer blooming coneflowers in all hues. Easy care in well-drained, even gritty soils.

By: Select Seeds

Intensely blue, the surreal-looking globes of this Echinops perch on stalks lined with elegant, jagged-edged gray-green foliage. Backlit by the late afternoon sun and planted en masse, 'Blue Glow's flowers seem to float amidst spiky Muhlenbergia rigens and the dark domes of Angelica gigas.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Globular blue flowers, attractive for cutting, the steely blue cricket hunters, and spider wasps love em, flashing metallic colors as they flick their wings. ZONE 5

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Exceptionally easy to grow, this “globe Thistle” likes average to poor soil best and needs little water. Deep blue, spherical 2”globes are held on branching stems over a 6-8 week period in mid to late Summer. The buds are nice to look at even before it opens. Good specimen plant and an excellent cut flower fresh or dried. Very attractive to bees, birds and butterflies! Reseeds!