Echinops ritro
.Biennial, up to 1.60 m tall, decorative perennial whose flowers attract many insects.
The white-bluish, spherical flower heads that bloom in summer attract hoverflies, bumblebees, wild bees and honeybees in particular. The leaves are silvery grey-green and have small thorns on the edges. If the plants are allowed to come to seed maturity, they can self-seed.
Distance: 40 x 30 cm