About Echinops armatus Steven
Echinops bannaticus, commonly called the blue globe-thistle, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to southeastern Europe. This plant is a herbaceous perennial thistle that grows up to 120 cm (47 in) tall. It has prickly foliage and produces spherical blue flower heads during the summer. Its Latin specific epithet bannaticus references the Banat, a Central European region currently divided between Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, where the species occurs. Echinops bannaticus is now widely naturalized in Great Britain.
