Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro)

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bmuller Albuquerque, NM(Zone 7a) Aug 07, 2008

Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro

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beverly710 Newalla, OK(Zone 7a) Sep 16, 2008

I see you have a wonderful Globe Thistle...I have had one plant for a couple of years, it blooms great, but it hasn't spread or self sowed or anything! any suggestions?

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bmuller Albuquerque, NM(Zone 7a) Sep 17, 2008

Well, I've wondered about this, too. Mine is the same way. It blooms just fine--and has spread a little (in width of the original plant--not in new plants) but hasn't self-sowed. The area around it is fairly thickly planted (I have a small garden and am inclined to plant closely). But there is SOME bare ground, so I'd expected it to self-sow at least a little.

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beverly710 Newalla, OK(Zone 7a) Sep 18, 2008

well...at least my plant isn't alone in it's refusal to self sow. Have you ever deadheaded it and attempted to manually sow the seeds? Thinking about doing that if there are any seeds left.

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bmuller Albuquerque, NM(Zone 7a) Sep 18, 2008

I haven't, but I did initially grow this plant from seed. It took it a couple of years to bloom, but it's done just fine since then. I'd guess it's worth a try.

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beverly710 Newalla, OK(Zone 7a) Sep 19, 2008

thanks! since you started yours from a seed....i'm going to give it a try.

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