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ECHINOPS ritro
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (Organic Seed DE-ÖKO-006 - pure seed) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | Southeast Europe, Turkey, Kasachstan: rocky slopes. |
| Special Features: | Blue, spherical flower heads. Cut flower, also for dried bouquets. Drought tolerant. |
| Historical: | Parkinson sang the praises of ECHINOPS in 1629 in Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris. John Evelyn later included a few species in Elysium Britannicum, a 17th century compendium of all good things to grow, under a listing for 'Flowering Plants for the Coronary Garden'. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | blue blossom heads |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | pinnatifid, upper side dark green, hairy underside silvery |
| Height with Flowers: | 100 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 1.5 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 13.33333 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
75 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
50 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
