{"product_id":"blue-glow-globe-thistle-bare-root-plant","title":"Blue Glow Globe Thistle - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Glow globe thistle sends up perfectly round, steel-blue flower balls on tall, straight stems from early through late summer. The spheres look spiky but are softer to the touch than you would expect, and they are loved by bumblebees, butterflies and night-flying moths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plant reaches 3 to 4 feet tall with deeply cut, silvery green leaves, adding height and texture to the back of a sunny border or a dry garden. The globes are excellent fresh or dried in arrangements, and the plant clumps without spreading aggressively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfectly spherical flower heads about 1½ inches across, made of tightly packed tiny spiky florets in intense steel blue to periwinkle blue. Each globe sits alone at the tip of a tall, stiff, unbranched grayish stem. Leaves are deeply lobed and thistle-like, silvery green above and hairy, with a slightly prickly look, forming a large basal clump. The plant stands 3 to 4 feet tall and about 2 feet wide. At peak bloom a cluster of blue balls floats above the silvery leaves at slightly different heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts blue globes and silvery leaves echo lavender's color and texture, and it likes the same sunny, lean, well-drained soil, making a taller companion behind a lavender row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to light shade in average to lean soil with good drainage; it is very drought tolerant once settled and dislikes wet feet. Hardy in zones 3 to 8. It forms a deep taproot, so choose its spot carefully and avoid moving it later; cut stems after flowering to limit self-seeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Echinops bannaticus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steel blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silvery green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright clump with tall unbranched stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 in–4 ft tall × 24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly. This plant grows a deep taproot: plant it promptly in its permanent spot, avoid moving it later, and expect it to emerge later in spring than most perennials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep taproot resents root disturbance; plant promptly on arrival\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775829082408,"sku":"GLLF-PER-B4242BDF-BR","price":11.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-glow-globe-thistle.jpg?v=1790892189","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-glow-globe-thistle-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}