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Echinops sphaerocephalus
Great Globe Thistle

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DERIVATION
Echinops - From the Greek echinos, (sea urchin or hedgehog)
FAMILY Asteraceae (Aster Family)  Other Plants in the Aster Family
HABIT Herbaceous
RANGE Temperate Asia, Europe [ introduced; Man., Ont., Que., Sask.; Calif., Colo., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., N.H., N.Y., Pa., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis]
FLOWERS Purple (Pale)
STEM COLOR White
HARDINESS USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
COMMON NAME(S) Great Globe Thistle
Location Map for Echinops sphaerocephalus (Great Globe Thistle)
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Individual Location for Echinops sphaerocephalus:
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Key 		Accession
Number		 Year Location
1  020755*1 2002 Water Smart Garden 2 South
No
Map		 173100*1 2017 Seed
No
Map		 190258*1 2019 Seed

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Echinops sphaerocephalus has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Echinops sphaerocephalus has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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