Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

thats beautiful

WOW, its lovely.

mmm very nice.

Lovely colour. I started with one of these (not necessarily the same variety) and it has seeded itself and I now have three or four.

Now I didn't know that they seeded! These are new this year, planted where we took a large Juniper tree out.

That is so unusual, I have never seen it before, what a brilliant blue!

Lovely colour........

Mine certainly have Spritz. Mind it has taken a few years.

I love these and planted one last year - but it has been really badly targetted by blackfly and the poor thing is looking all stunted and shrivelled :-S

Give them a nice wash with soapy water Sid.

Good idea Toto - I hope I haven't left it too late tho.....

YUK, Sid - I didn't know that blackfly liked them! I must take a look...

They like this one :-S

Oooohhh dear! Poor thing. :-(

Beautiful Spritz - mine is still in bud - the leaves on my sound a bit like Sid's, looks like I'll dowse it with soapy water then as Toto suggests.

fantastic blue!

Gorgeous colour,,,are they easy to grow? In pots?

I don't know about pots - I suppose it depends on the size!

Sure...it's just that my actual flower beds are stuffed now & the soil is weak so I tend to put anything new in pots! The crocosmia, balloon flowers, potentilla, dianthus, geranium etc etc are all in pots. I'll have a go with the echinops too!

Good luck... :-)

I have just bought one of these... and was looking up the info on them and found yours... which looks lovely...........

They were quite a feature in the border, with that colour and shape, Holly. I like them a lot! I know you will, too. :-))

roll on march and April...... then i can get going in the garden....cant wait to see these in flower... : O ))

I worked outside for about an hour this afternoon - but it was a bit too chilly to stay out longer. Oh, the weeds, the weeds. They don't care about cold weather, do they!

no they dont...lol.. my garden gets very wet in the winter..... very boggy with the clay soil....... so i start in march/April depending on the weather.... your very brave to do gardeninig at this time of year.. : O ))

I don't feel much like it today, Holly - but I might try to do a bit as there's an Enkianthus that came and it's begging to be planted!

LOL.......Spritz............. i wouldnt garden today for anything the weathers been awful......

Well, I DID, Holly! The wind was c-c-c-old, but I forced myself out for an hour, and dug out the Lavatera roots, so there was room for the Enkianthus which said 'Thanks' when I planted it! LOL.

You must be a very dedicated gardener..... well done 4 braving all the cold.... Brrrrrrr.......

Thanks - I'll be out there again this afternoon for as long as I can stand it.

im going 4 a walk later..... if its not to cold....

I only managed 20 minutes today, to plant lilies in pots and label them up. Too cold out there for more. Only 3 degrees here max. Brrrr....

its meant to get a bit warmer this week and rain..... had a nice walk....but was glad to get back 4 a cup of tea...lol

Our local forecast is rain - maybe sleet - for the next few days. I won't be outside in that! :-((

no i dont blame you......... your garden looks lovely in the pics TT put in her blog about the open days..........would love to come and see yours, but to far away.....

You'll have to have a weekend break in Somerset - the countryside is beautiful - and then come and visit - I'd show you round personally! :-)))

Thanks Spritz... that would be great.... you never know....

Just let me know! :-))

Thanks Spritz i will..... : O ))

Breathtaking and delicate, great pic Fluff!

Thanks, Pip - but I'm not Fluff! ;-)

Whoops! Sorry Spritz. Must have been having an off day. Is it easy to grow?

Seems to be, but I'm going to have to get the bugspray out - they've got blackfly, much to my surprise. :-(((

Oh dear. Hope you get rid of it, "Fluff".... LOL

I wonder if the real Fluff would mind coming down here and spraying them for me? LOL.