species
Echinops sphaerocephalus
great globethistle · glandular globe-thistle · great globe-thistle · pale globe-thistle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Echinops sphaerocephalus belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as great globethistle, glandular globe-thistle, great globe-thistle or pale globe-thistle, introduced to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Introduced
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