Echinops ritro Veitch blue.

gorgeous globe :)

These are early? Lovely.

Thanks both, more difficult to photograph than I thought, GM they have been out over a week now.

I have said before you are very forward there in Hampshire !!! Mine are still tight buds.

great shot

Thanks Irish....

Love this DD sometimes the simple beauty of things shine out and you may have had trouble capturing it but well worth it gone on favourites .. as for being very forward in Hampshire I ve always found you so polite lol

Lol BB and thanks.

I love these plants, I'm waiting for my white one to flower

A white one, how lovely you must put a pic on never seen a white one before.....

I will DD as soon as it starts to flower :-)