- Common Name - globe thistle
- Botanical Name - Echinops bannaticus
- Family - Asteraceae
- Bud - alternate
- Stem/Bark - Green
- Leaf - simple, elliptic shape, acute apex, pectinate margins
- Flower - head (capitulum) inflorescence, purple, showy, July - August
- Fruit - cypsela - September
- Habit - stiffly upright
- Form - oval, vertical
- Size - 0.7 - 1.3 m
- Culture - full sun, rocky/well drained soil
- Use - perennial border, accent plant, attract beneficial insects
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