Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Globe Thistle)

Large flat clusters of tiny dark pink flowers open on fine fern-like foliage.

Blooms from early summer to fall
Drought tolerant
Tolerant to juglone
Fragrant foliage
Often used in dried flower arrangements
1-1.5′ tall x 1-1.5′ spread

Airy spikes of coral plumes with a sweet honey-mint scent, and the foliage is as aromatic as the flower. Very short/dwarf and compact habit.

Blooms from early summer until fall
1-2′ tall x 1-2′ spread
Drought tolerant
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant

Deep lavender cup-shaped blooms with maroon-speckled throats form on tall spikes with glossy deep green foliage. Rapid growth rate.

Blooms early summer
2-3 ft tall x 1 ft wide
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant

Petals that fade from hot pink to lime green radiate from a bronze cone and bloom on top of strong stems. Rapid growth rate.

Use as cut or dried flowers. Be sure to keep some flowers in the garden over winter, as the blackened heads provide cold-season garden interest, as well as food for finches and other winter birds.

Blooms mid-spring to summer
2-3 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Fragrant

Lavender blue, gray green foliage, moderate growth rate, blooms mid summer to mid fall, 3 ft tall x 2.5 ft wide, full sun.

Purple violet, white eye, fragrant, moderate growth rate, blooms mid summer to early fall, 2-2.5 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft wide, full sun to partial shade.