Summer 2001
by hczone6 Jan 14, 2002 7:00 PM
Seedlings of Echinops ritro, top view.
by gardenwife May 1, 2002 5:27 PM
Growing in Bend, Oregon, about a zone 3
by palmbob Aug 11, 2003 9:44 PM
Very exotic foliage & blooms. Handsome plant!
by Wandasflowers Sep 21, 2003 10:18 PM
This plant is 6 years old and you can see the beginnings of the flower stalk.
by kooger May 29, 2004 2:16 PM
by daryl Jul 16, 2004 7:58 AM
by daryl Jul 15, 2004 7:58 AM
new growth... (ignore the dandelion)
by kooger Apr 18, 2005 10:30 AM
Close-up of the foliage with a few flowers.
by mgarr Sep 4, 2005 11:00 PM
Habit of the plant.
by mgarr Sep 2, 2005 11:28 PM
Grown from seed three years ago.
by bmuller Aug 1, 2007 8:32 PM
I'm glad this isn't a carnivorous plant, my daughter'd be in danger.
by JanFRN Aug 30, 2007 12:41 PM
Bumblebees adore the flowers. My garden SW France, July 2008
by philomel Jul 13, 2008 8:22 AM
July 24, 2008
by Gabrielle Aug 4, 2008 11:31 PM
Mid June.
by lehua_mc Jun 13, 2009 2:13 AM
Mid June.
by lehua_mc Jun 13, 2009 2:13 AM
7-09--Ray Wiegand Nursery, Macomb, MI
by DaylilySLP Aug 15, 2009 2:17 AM
7-09--Ray Wiegand Nursery, Macomb, MI
by DaylilySLP Aug 15, 2009 2:17 AM
7-09--Ray Wiegand Nursery, Macomb, MI
by DaylilySLP Aug 15, 2009 2:17 AM
Second year, from seed, back from winter dormancy. March.
by lehua_mc Apr 3, 2010 3:34 AM
Globe Thistle flower heads gone to seed. They shatter easily at this point.
by lehua_mc Oct 10, 2010 12:40 PM
Globe Thistle seedlings, if you don't dead head.
by lehua_mc Feb 17, 2011 3:13 PM
This is a fractalised image of an echinops before flowering. Google "fractalius" for more information.
by eckerh Jun 6, 2011 2:08 AM
Close up of the bloom.
by jcbenware Jul 29, 2012 6:04 PM
July 19, 2013
by Gabrielle Aug 5, 2013 5:25 PM
Great low maintanance plant with long bloom season.So far I've had no seedlings. Blue Globe echinops.
by floraphiliac Sep 15, 2013 12:02 PM
Globe thistle just starting to take on color
by ezeniah Jul 16, 2014 9:57 AM
Stonecrop Gardens, NY. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Dec 25, 2015 9:04 PM
Globe Thistle in Town of Tonawanda, NY (Northern Buffalo suburb). Note the bees on globes.
by Bflobred Aug 1, 2016 6:29 PM
Jardin botanique du Montet. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com
by Kell Jul 14, 2017 4:18 PM
