GLOBE THISTLE / Echinops 'Ritro Violet' seeds

Echiops / Globe Thistle
'Ritro Violet'
20 seeds
This is an unusual low maintenance border plant producing attractive silvery grey foliage and blue ball flowers in late summer. This perennial plant is easy to grow and does well in cooler climates. Excellent for cut flowers and flower arranging and also very useful for attracting bees to the garden.
Sow early spring at 22-25 degrees c, surface sow, press down but do not fully cover as light helps with germination, keep moist, emerge in 15-20 days.
Plant in seed cells to germinate, re pot or plant out after risk of frost has passed.