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Echinops Sphaerocephalus Arctic Glow


Echinops Sphaerocephalus Arctic Glow

I can never remember the full name of this white Echinops (globe thistle) but I came across the label when I was looking for something in my potting shed just now.So I thought I'd put a picture up that I took last summer.I love this as you rarely see the white ones.The bees love it too!!



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They're lovely Paul - I want some of these type things - we had one called blue hobbit - wonderful additions

20 Mar, 2013

 

The is on my rockery which I made by adding lots of grit/sharp sand and topsoil Paul as I don't think it would like my heavy clay!!!
Tends to like poorer, light soils!!!

20 Mar, 2013

 

The white ones look lovely :o)

20 Mar, 2013

 

Thmx Tt...one of my favourites!

20 Mar, 2013

 

That's unusual, Paul, very nice ... also appears to be growing horizontally! ... :o(

20 Mar, 2013

 

Yes, I grow it along the ground!

20 Mar, 2013

 

Ha ha.....obviously, more IPad issues!But, this was one I took last year before I discovered the problem with portrait photos and some web sites!

20 Mar, 2013

 

It's ok ... I'll send you the bill for the Deep Heat I'll be using on my cricked neck ... lol!

20 Mar, 2013

 

Thanks Paul - I think our soil is pretty sandy as a rule

20 Mar, 2013

 

Ibuprofen gel will be more effective Shirley....but don't buy the brand name one...I can't afford that.get own brand!!!!

20 Mar, 2013

 

Excellent photo,Paul.
It has incredible texture. Oddly, if I was a bee it would slightly remind me of a honeycomb.

20 Mar, 2013

 

Yes, very intricate flowers,Mouldy and great seed heads when the flowers go over!!!!

20 Mar, 2013

 

I could always pinch some from the referees bag ...... a comment which will make no sense whatsoever to anybody else!!!

20 Mar, 2013

 

Some of the refs down our way recently could do with some ranges or ibuprofen, to loosen their joints so they could keep up with play Shirley...ha.ha.Usual footsie fan moaning about ref!!!!

20 Mar, 2013

 

Story of my life, Shirley. :-\

20 Mar, 2013

 

I love these too, we have one growing down our lane, goodness knows how it got there but i love it:-) ive tried growing one in my garden but they dont like me:-(

21 Mar, 2013

 

They want very light soil,lSummerbreeze! I don't have that generally, I have heavy clay but this is on my rockery which I built up higher with Topsoil,Sharp Sand and grit!

21 Mar, 2013



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