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