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Summer
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Family: Asteraceae
Green & Freshfaintclean
SeasonSummer
OriginSouthern Europe, Central Asia
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Summer bloomer
Globe thistle's perfect metallic blue spheres of spiny flowers are unlike anything else in the summer garden, architectural, other-worldly, and beloved by bees seeking late summer nectar.
Symbolism & Meaning
independence, sharpness
In the Victorian language of flowers, globe thistle means “Independence”.
Habitat & Environment
Southern Europe, Central Asia
Globe Thistle is native to Southern Europe, Central Asia.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameEchinops ritro
- FamilyAsteraceae
- Native ToSouthern Europe, Central Asia
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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