| Description | A silvery-white form of Globe Thistle. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, can tolerate dryness |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | globular, silvery white, surrounded by bristly bracts (involucral of bracts), can be used as fresh or dried flowers |
| Leaves | thistle-shaped leaves, deep green on the upper sides and grey-green below |
| Dimensions | 40 inches tall, space 18-24 inches on center |
| Propagation | easy to propagate from seeds, divisions or root cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Europe east to central Asia and south to the mountains of tropical Africa. |
| Cultivar Origin | 2008 Jelitto Seeds, Germany introduction |
| Author's Notes | At my nursery we would dig the plants (E. ritro) out of the stock bed and in the process severe some of the roots, these in turn would produce new plants. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) , Jellitto Seeds web site) |
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