Echinops ritro

Echinops ritro

  • Echinops ritro
  • Echinops ritro
  • Echinops ritro
  • Echinops ritro
  • Flower name
    Echinops ritro
  • Scientific name
    Echinops ritro
  • AliasEchinops, 瑠璃玉薊, エキノプス, ウラジロヒゴタイ, エキノプス・リトロ, southern globethistle
  • Place of originEurope and western Asia
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is Echinops ritro

Echinops ritro or Ruri tama azami (scientific name: Echinops ritro) is a hardy perennial in the family Asteraceae native to Europe and western Asia. To stem the first spherical Leek Buddhist priest purple flowers such as bloom. The leaves are soft, feather full crack sharp leaf edges are pale fluff grows leaves behind. This depends on the that was of Echinops nomenclature similar to hedgehogs.Flower has the same Department of Echinops higotai (parallel band), higotai leaves the hard margin short bites is the feather.

Generic name: chinops ritro, scientific name: Echinops ritro, aka: Ruri tama azami, height: 70-100 cm, flowering period: June - August, flower color: purple, white, flower diameter: 3-5 cm.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Echinops
  • Species
    E. ritro
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typehardy perennial
  • Flower colorsBlue Green
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height70.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 5.0 cm

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