Globe thistle

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Globe thistle grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Echinops also known as Globethistle, Globe thistle perennial deciduous in the summer leaf stalk edible but mostly used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 3-11.

Leaves color green leaves oval the edge of the leaf serrated and looks like mouth with teeth; the part of the leaf that edible is the stem of the leaf.

Globe thistle flower

Flower color blue, purple or white small flowers that grow in inflorescence in pompon shape

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How to grow Globe thistle growing and care:

Well-drained soil, dry season,

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Spines

Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, spider mites

Pruning season:
Summer

How to prune:
Dead leaves and stems

Size of the plant?
0.5-2 m

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Pompon shape color can be: blue, purple or white, flowers small grow in inflorescence

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
Autumn / Winter / Spring

How to harvest the leaves?
Young fully grown take the leaf stalk from the ground

Information about Gunnera leaves:
Leaf stalk it’s the edible part, the leaf serrated and looks like mouth with teeth

Uses of Globe thistle leaves:
Cooked, salad

Scientific name:

Echinops

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants

Climates that the plant can grow:

Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Deciduous, Herbaceous, Perennial plant

Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water, Small amounts of water

Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8

Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color:

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers

Flower colors: Blue flower, Purple flower, White flower

Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Winter harvest

Edible Parts: Edible leaves

Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Salad