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Echinops giganteus is a tall, spiny thistle-like perennial from the daisy family, native to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is grown for its large globe-shaped blue flower heads and needs full sun, well-drained soil and little water once established.
Echinops giganteus is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinops giganteus 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.
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