Ritro Echinops Seed
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Echinops ritro
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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365 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Perennial
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
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Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Ideal for Drying and Crafts
- Variety is excellent for creating dried flowers.
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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Attracts Beneficial Insects
- Variety attracts and supports pollinators and/or insects that prey on garden pests.
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Ritro Echinops Seed
Perennial plant with ornamental blue globes.
1–3" wide globes take on a steel-blue hue as they mature. Dries well. Globes add texture and color to fresh and dried arrangements. Spines are minimal compared to similar types, but gloves are recommended for harvesting as the leaves and stems are a bit prickly. Begins blooming mid-summer in the second year after planting. Tolerant of hot, dry growing conditions, once established. Also commonly known as southern globethistle. Perennial in zones 3–8.Specs:
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Echinops ritro
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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365 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Perennial
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Close
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Ideal for Drying and Crafts
- Variety is excellent for creating dried flowers.
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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Attracts Beneficial Insects
- Variety attracts and supports pollinators and/or insects that prey on garden pests.
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SOWING: Transplant (recommended) - Sow into 50-cell flats, or preferred seedling container, 6-8 weeks before planting out. Cover seeds enough to hold them in place, but not too deeply, as some light aids germination. Harden off and transplant outdoors once there is no danger of frost. Direct seed - Sow once the soil temperature has reached at least 65°F. Cover seeds lightly with soil.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Full sun preferred, tolerates partial shade.
PLANT HEIGHT: 30-48".
PLANT SPACING: 18-24". Divide after 4-5 years to prevent overcrowding.
HARDINESS ZONES: Zones 3-9.
HARVEST: Fresh cut or dried - Harvest when 1/2 to 3/4 of the globe has turned blue. Hang to dry. If harvested too late, the globes will shatter.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Average, well-drained soil. Tolerates hot, dry, and poor soils conditions, once established.
USES: Fresh or dried cut flower. Holds color perfectly as a dried flower. Mid-border perennial beds. Loved by bees.
SCIENTIFIC NAMe: Echinops ritro
ALTERNATE NAMES: Globe thistle, southern globethistle
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