Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

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Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

Plant (HPS Number P03272)

Notes:
Date donated: 10th Oct 2011
Donor: Geoff Ashton

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 52840 - Accepted
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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More colour, less work – perfect plants for ‘hands-off’ gardening by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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On a Chalk Hillside – February 2025
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On a Chalk Hillside April 2023 – Hardy Plant Seeds winners and losers in our garden 2

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Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’

P03272

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