Echinops sphaerocephalus seed
LATIN NAME: ECHINOPS SPHAEROCEPHALUS
COMMON NAME: Glandular Globe Thistle
In the dry meadows and the wayside scrub of Europe and Asia, the glandular globe thistle grows as a tall, stiff, clumping perennial with the deeply divided, spiny, grey-green leaves, white-felted beneath, and the round, spiky, steel-blue flower heads carried singly at the tops of the branched stems in the midsummer. Over the seasons it steadily builds a rounded crown, standing 5-10 metres at maturity. Full sun is ideal, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The glandular globe thistle appears in the studies of the steppe and meadow perennials, its round, spiky heads keeping it in view in the work on the nectar plants of the dry grasslands and the striking border perennials of the temperate garden. The research looks at the way the bristling blue spheres draw the bees, the felted leaves hold the summer drought, and the seed biology of the small, bristly seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the sunny border, the glandular globe thistle holds the round, blue, spiky spheres above the grey leaves and draws the bees and the butterflies from midsummer onwards. The seed heads stand through the winter and feed the finches, and the plant makes the fine architectural perennial, the pollinator plant and the dry-garden stalwart. It is a plant for the open, sunny, dry and free-draining place.
To grow the Glandular Globe Thistle from seed, press the bristly seeds into the surface of gritty compost.
Press the bristly seeds into the surface of gritty compost, and keep the young plants in the open, sunny spot. The blue spheres open with the midsummer.
LATIN NAME: Echinops sphaerocephalus
COMMON NAME: Globe Thistle
The globe thistle is a bold, upright, perennial plant of the warm meadows, and its fine, deeply lobed, prickly, grey-green leaves and its large, round, spiky, pale-blue or white flower heads have made it a striking and treasured plant of the border and the wild garden. It slowly becomes a compact, rounded bush, reaching three to four metres. It is a species of the flowering plant in the daisy family, and it is native to the warm meadows of the Europe and the western Asia, while it grows in the open, sunny places, and it is known as the globe thistle.
The globe thistle belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae, and it is a species of the bold, upright perennial, native to the warm meadows of the Europe and the western Asia, while it grows in the open, sunny places, and it is known as the globe thistle. It is prized for its large, round, spiky, pale-blue or white flower heads.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The globe thistle has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture, since its large, round, spiky, pale-blue or white flower heads have made it a striking and treasured plant of the border and the wild garden, and researchers have examined its growth, its flowering and its cultivation, while its fine, bold, spiky heads have drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a plant of the border. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm meadows of the Europe and the western Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the wild have been examined, while the ecology of the meadow plants has been of continuing interest, and its large, round, spiky heads have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the food science and the ecology of the insects, since the large, round heads of the globe thistle are a fine source of the nectar for the bees and the butterflies, and researchers have examined the heads and their value, while the study of the nectar plants of the meadow has been of continuing interest, and the globe thistle is a fine friend of the pollinating insects. For a plant of such bold beauty, the globe thistle has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the globe thistle is a generous plant of the garden. Its large, round, spiky, pale-blue or white flower heads feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, spiky, grey-green leaves give a bold, fine presence to the border and the wild garden.
Its economic value is real. The globe thistle is prized for its large, round, spiky, pale-blue or white flower heads, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a plant of the border, while its fine, bold, spiky heads have made it a valued plant of the cut flower and the dried arrangement. For a grower, the globe thistle is an easy and rewarding plant, and for a gardener it brings a bold, spiky, pale-blue flowered plant to the border and the wild garden. The seeds are easy to start — sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting readily, growing on into a bold, spiky, pale-blue flowered plant.
Mordovnik can be used for planting on uncultivated land plots adjacent to the apiary (meadows, ravines, among bushes). The ball-headed mordovia blooms for more than a month, from late July to early August. The plant has a very high nectar productivity. In conditions of average humidity and temperatures above 25 degrees, the nectarity of a flower averages at least 2 mg. In dry weather, the nectariness of the mordovnik decreases by 50%, but does not stop, unlike many other melliferous plants. The nectar is colorless, transparent, has a pleasant spicy smell. The sugar concentration in it is very high and reaches 65-70%. Under favorable climatic conditions, up to 700-800 kg of honey can be collected from one hectare of thickets of mordovnik.