Echinops setifer
From Asia to North Wales!
Echinops setifer or higotai (scientific name: Echinops setifer) is a perennial grass in the family Asteraceae, native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula and China. The leaves are narrow and pinnately lobed (jagged) like thistle leaves.
Echinops setifer is a perrenial, growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
Echinops setifer
From Asia to North Wales!
Echinops setifer or higotai (scientific name: Echinops setifer) is a perennial grass in the family Asteraceae, native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula and China. The leaves are narrow and pinnately lobed (jagged) like thistle leaves.
Echinops setifer is a perrenial, growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.