{"product_id":"echinops-ritro-veitchs-blue","title":"Echinops ritro Veitch's Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe deeper, richer Globe Thistle — and an RHS Award of Garden Merit variety. \u003cem\u003eEchinops ritro Veitch’s Blue\u003c\/em\u003e produces perfectly spherical flower heads in a deeper, more saturated steel-blue than the standard species — a more intense metallic quality that makes it the preferred choice for cutting and drying, where the colour holds beautifully for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltra-hardy (H7), drought-tolerant, thriving in poor soil. Outstanding for bees and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEchinops ritro 'Veitch’s Blue' — RHS AGM, Hardy Perennial (H7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 90–120cm | Flowers: July–September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors February–April; surface sow lightly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun; poor, well-drained soil — do not over-feed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutstanding for cutting fresh and drying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutstanding bee and butterfly plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it alongside Echinops Metallic Blue for a two-tone globe thistle planting that provides weeks of cutting material and dries into a winter arrangement of pure architectural beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55647639798145,"sku":"ECH-VEB","price":2.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/8865\/5489\/files\/E4EB39E1-F32A-4ED7-8019-B6DED907AC08.jpg?v=1778266864","url":"https:\/\/countrygardens.co.uk\/products\/echinops-ritro-veitchs-blue","provider":"English Country Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}