Botanical Name: Echinops banaticus 'Blue Glow'
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Common Name: Blue Glow Globe Thistle  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Blue Glow is a unique perennial worth making some space for in the garden. Deep green thistle-like foliage creates a dense mass; flower stems are white, really setting off the intense violet-blue globe flowers. Blooms mid-summer. Attracts bees and butterflies; deer and rabbit resistant. Wonderful texture and color contrast with late season daylilies, zauschneria, and rudbeckia. Grows about 48 inches tall with an 18 inch spread. Excellent cut flower.