Echinops bannaticus Echinops bannaticusCommon name(s): Blue Globe ThistleBlooming time: summer to early fallBlooming colors: blue, purpleHeight: 80 to 150 cmOrigin: South East EuropaHardiness zone (USDA): Z4 – up to -28 °CFamily: AsteraceaeRelated plants:Achillea filipendulinaBellis perennis cv.Calendula officinalisChrysanthemum zawadskiiCirsium oleraceumCoreopsis grandifloraCosmos bipinnatusDahlia × hortensisDoronicum orientaleEchinacea purpureaGalinsoga ciliataHelianthus giganteusHelianthus tuberosusHieracium pilosellaInula britannicaJacobaea maritimaLiatris spicataRudbeckia fulgidaSymphyotrichum dumosum