Flower head with bee on underside.

    

Solitary, white globular flowers on the end of each flower stem appear in mid-summer.  Foliage is dark green, and is thistle-like. Bees love this plant.

In good soil, this plants grow to be quite large, require lots of room in a perennial border.

Easy from seed, bloomed for us in its 2nd year from seed.

I was very disappointed in this variety of Globe Thistle. For a few years it has been a featured plant in Jellito's seed catalogue. Their catalogue picture shows white flower heads with red flower stems, quite a striking combination. Our plants grew the white flower heads, but the flower stems had little red-colouring, and as a result, this plant wasn't anything special. I prefer the traditional Globe Flowers with metallic-blue flower heads to this variety.

Hardy zone 3.

Height of about 4 feet, spread of about 4 feet.

Glen's score:  4.

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