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Echinops sphaerocephalus, known by the common names glandular globe-thistle, great globe-thistle or pale globe-thistle, is a Eurasian species of globe-thistle belonging to the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Echinops
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-10
- Mature Height
- 0.49 m to 1.52 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White, Green, Silver
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Central Asia; Southeastern and South central Europe
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Great globe thistle en Globe thistle en Glandular globe thistle en Chapman's HOney Plant en Great globethistle en Common Globe-thistle en Pale globe thistle en Globe-thisle en Common Echinops
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