Echinops comprises annuals, biennials, or perennials characterized by their spiny leaves, which can be either simple or pinnately lobed. The plants produce spherical flower-heads that are typically blue or whitish in color.

Echinops

Echinops 'Nivalis' is a robust perennial that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features sturdy, branching stems that are pale grey in color and is clad in hairy, grey-green leaves characterized by jagged lobes tipped with spines. In late summer, this plant produces large, spherical flower heads measuring around 7 centimeters in diameter, which are white in hue.

Echinops 'Nivalis'

Echinops 'Real Stone'

Echinops 'Red Stone'

Echinops araneosus

Echinops babatagensis

Echinops bannaticus is a perennial that grows in clumps, featuring erect, greyish, fuzzy stems. Its foliage consists of spiny, hairy leaves that are divided and display a grey-green hue. In mid to late summer, it produces rounded flower heads that range in color from blue-grey to blue, measuring up to 5 cm in diameter.

Echinops bannaticus

Echinops bannaticus 'Albus' is a perennial that forms dense clumps, characterized by its fuzzy grey stems and spiny, hairy leaves that are divided and grey-green in color. In mid to late summer, it produces spherical flower heads that can reach a diameter of 5 cm and are white in hue.

Echinops bannaticus 'Albus'

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Globe' is a robust perennial that grows in clumps, featuring thistle-like foliage in a grey-green hue. Its round, vibrant blue flower heads can reach 4 cm in diameter and are borne on tall, slender stems, providing a striking display throughout the summer months.

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Globe'

This perennial forms dense clumps with upright growth and features silvery-green, thistle-like foliage. During summer, it produces vibrant blue, spherical flower heads that can reach up to 4 cm in diameter, situated atop tall, grey-green stems.

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'

Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Pearl'

Echinops bannaticus 'Star Frost' is a perennial that forms upright clumps, featuring spiny, grey-green foliage that is divided. The plant produces spherical flower heads composed of star-shaped blooms in a silvery-white hue, which are supported by robust and well-branched stems.

Echinops bannaticus 'Star Frost'

Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' is a strong, upright perennial featuring spiny, dark green foliage that has a lighter underside. It produces spherical, steel-blue flower heads atop branching, leafy stems.

Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'

Echinops bannaticus 'The Giant'

Echinops carlinoides

Echinops chantavicus

Echinops chantavicus from Kyrgyzstan

This upright perennial forms clumps and can grow to a height of 2 meters. It produces pale, silvery-blue, spherical flower heads that can measure up to 7 centimeters in diameter. These flower heads are supported by tall, branched stems that rise above the thistle-like green leaves, blooming from summer into autumn.

Echinops exaltatus

Echinops exaltatus f. albus

Echinops formosa

Echinops giganteus

Echinops gmelinii

Echinops gmelinii 'Snow King'

Echinops graecus Miller

Echinops humilis

Echinops karatavicus

Echinops karatavicus from Kyrgyzstan

Echinops macrogona

Echinops maracandicus

Echinops microcephalus

Echinops niveus

Echinops orientalis

Echinops oxyodontus

Echinops perringii

Echinops polyceras

Echinops ritro 'Baby Globes'

Echinops ritro 'Blue Cloud'

Echinops ritro 'Bright Stone'PBR

Echinops ritro 'Moonstone'

Echinops ritro 'Sea Stone'

Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' is a compact perennial that typically reaches a height of 90 cm. This plant features rigid, spiny foliage, characterized by dark green on the upper side and a soft, white underside. In summer, it produces round blue flowerheads, with the possibility of additional blooms in autumn. This variety is also suitable for cutting gardens.

Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

Echinops ritro L. is a sturdy, upright perennial known for its spiky, deeply lobed dark green foliage, which has a lighter, whitish underside. During early to midsummer, it produces rounded flower heads in a violet-blue hue, borne on silvery, branched stems that are also adorned with leaves.

Echinops ritro L.

Echinops ritro L. 'Charlotte'

Echinops ritro alba is a sturdy, upright perennial characterized by its sharply divided, spiny dark green foliage that has a whitish underside. It produces rounded white flower heads atop silvery, branched stems that are also leafy.

Echinops ritro alba

Echinops ritro cf. var. ruthenicus Hay.

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus is an upright perennial that can reach heights of up to 1 meter. It features glossy, lobed leaves reminiscent of thistles, which have a white underside. In late summer, it produces spherical flower heads in a vivid blue hue, supported by elongated white stems.

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue' is a compact perennial that typically grows to a height of 80-90 cm. It features silvery-green, thistle-like foliage that adds texture to the garden. In late summer, it produces vibrant metallic-blue, spherical flower heads on upright, branched silvery stems. This variety reliably produces true seeds.

Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue'

Echinops setifer

Echinops sphaerocephalus is a vigorous perennial that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features spiny, grey-green foliage and produces thistle-like, silvery-grey flower heads atop robust grey stems, blooming from mid to late summer.

Echinops sphaerocephalus

This robust perennial features strong, branching stems that can reach up to 1 meter in height. The stems are green but take on a deep brown appearance. Its foliage consists of spiny, finely divided green leaves. In late summer to early autumn, it produces rounded white flower heads.

Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow'

Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. sphaerocephalus

Echinops spinosissimus

Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus

Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus

Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosus

Echinops strigosus

Echinops tjanschanicus is a perennial that forms clumps and grows upright, featuring thistle-like foliage with a silvery-green hue. It produces pale blue, round flower heads atop tall, grey-green stems, blooming during the summer months.