Echinops ritro - Southern globethistle

Southern globethistle (Echinops ritro) is a perennial herb of Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia, grown in well-drained soil of low fertility. Its root is used medicinally as an anti-inflammatory and to stimulate milk flow.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Drought-tolerance¹

Footnotes

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