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Echinops exaltatus
Also called Globe Thistle, Tall Globe Thistle, Russian Globe Thistle
Tall globethistle is a large, branching perennial herb from central and eastern Europe, reaching up to 1.5 m, with spiky globe-shaped flower heads. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerates drought once established.
Echinops exaltatus, the Russian globe thistle or tall globe thistle, is European species of globe thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central and eastern Europe from Germany and Italy east into Russia. The species has escaped cultivation and become established in the wild in scattered locations in eastern Canada and the northern United States.
Indian Globe Thistle · Southern Globe Thistle · Globethistle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinops exaltatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
