Glandular Globe-thistle

Echinops sphaerocephalus

The Glandular Globe-thistle is a beautiful flower that looks like a round blue ball! It attracts bees and butterflies, making gardens lively and colorful.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Glandular Globe-thistle has striking metallic blue-grey, perfectly spherical flower heads, bristling with tiny star-shaped florets. Its leaves are deeply lobed and spiny, giving it a rough, thistle-like appearance, often with a silvery-green hue.

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Glandular Globe-thistle

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Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Each spiky globe flower is actually made of hundreds of tiny, individual blooms!

Its name, 'Echinops', means 'hedgehog-like' in Greek, describing its bristly round flowers!

Many types of bees and butterflies visit these amazing globes, collecting nectar all summer long!

The dried flower heads keep their shape and color, making them popular for everlasting bouquets!

Habilidades especiales

Glandular Globe-thistle has sharp, spiny leaves and bracts that help it defend against hungry plant-eaters.

Its round flower head is packed with hundreds of tiny flowers, offering a big landing pad and feast for pollinators.

This plant has deep roots that help it find water in dry soils, allowing it to thrive where others struggle.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 90-180 cm
Extensión: 45-90 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 3-6 cm
Temporada de floración: Summer_to_early_fall
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects abundant nectar and pollen from the blooms.

pollinates

Painted Lady butterfly

Vanessa cardui

sips nectar from the numerous small flowers.

eats

European goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

feasts on the plant's mature seeds in autumn.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

a common visitor, gathering nectar and pollen.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Flor en racimo

Las flores en racimo son inflorescencias donde las flores individuales están dispuestas muy juntas en un tallo común.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.