Echinops ritro

Striking, perennial cut flower...drought-tolerant and attractive to butterflies!

A stunning hardy perennial cut flower, with striking blue golf-ball-sized flowers on 2-4' tall plants and spiky, thistle-like leaves. Excellent used fresh or dried in arrangements. Very attractive to a variety of pollinators; deer resistant. Drought-tolerant and open-pollinated.

Seeds grown by the Ocho in Buhl, Idaho and Wasatch Community Gardens in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

40 seeds.

Directions: For best results, start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Transplant outside once soil has reached 65°F. Direct seed after last frost has passed.