Echinops ritro ssp ruthenicus ‘Platinum Blue’ seeds

Description

This plant has beautiful blue flowers on greyish white furry stems above dark green foliage. It makes an excellent cut and also dried  flower and is spectacular in the garden with its spiky blue circular flowers. It is an easy care plant which tolerates drought and poor soil.

Sowing advice

Sow at any time in trays or pots. Surface sow onto moist well-drained seed raising mix. Cover thinly with mix. Ideal temp 20°C. Keep soil moist but not saturated. Germination occurs in 14 to-21 days.