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 itβs the edible part, the leaf serrated and looks like mouth with teeth
Uses of Globe thistle leaves:
Cooked, salad
Scientific name:
Echinops
Categories
Blooming Seasons | - Autumn flowers
- Summer flowers
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Edible Parts | |
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Culinary uses | |
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Flower colors | - Blue flower
- Purple flower
- White flower
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental flower
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed | - Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form | - Deciduous
- Herbaceous
- Perennial plant
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Plant Uses | - Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season | - Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure | |
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Watering plants | - Regularly water
- Small amounts of water
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Hardiness zone | - Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 3
- Hardiness zone 4
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
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