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Echinops sphaerocephalus Arctic Glow

£2.74

Rounded white flowerheads rise on branching stems above deeply divided, spiny green foliage, giving this vigorous globe thistle a distinctive late-summer silhouette and a pale contrast in mixed borders. Supplied bare root · supplier grade I, without a nursery pot. Any grade shown is the supplier's bare-root grade, not a pot measurement.

100 in stock

UK delivery £9

Money back within 30 days for an exchange.

About this plant

Rounded white flowerheads rise on branching stems above deeply divided, spiny green foliage, giving this vigorous globe thistle a distinctive late-summer silhouette and a pale contrast in mixed borders.

Supplied bare root · supplier grade I, without a nursery pot. Any grade shown is the supplier's bare-root grade, not a pot measurement. One live plant. Individual specimens vary naturally in height, leaf colour and form with age, season and growing conditions. Photographs show the variety; the specimen supplied may differ.

Growing and care

  • Light: Full sun; sharply drained soil, avoiding winter wet.
  • Mature height: Around 1 m at maturity; not the height of the plant supplied.
  • Seasonal interest: Late summer–early autumn
  • Hardiness / temperature: RHS H7: hardy below -20°C under suitable growing conditions.
  • Soil: Sharply drained soil; avoid waterlogging and winter wet.
  • Aftercare: Protect the unpotted roots from drying out before planting.

Additional information

Pot size

Not recorded

Light

Full sun; sharply drained soil, avoiding winter wet.

Mature height

Around 1 m at maturity; not the height of the plant supplied.

Seasonal interest

Late summer–early autumn

Hardiness / temperature

RHS H7: hardy below -20°C under suitable growing conditions.

Soil

Sharply drained soil; avoid waterlogging and winter wet.

Aftercare

Protect the unpotted roots from drying out before planting.

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