Flower:
Many small, violet-blue flowers are held in cylindrical umbels. The flowerheads are subtended by a collar (involucre) of spiny, narrow electric blue bracts. The flowerheads are held on upright, branching stems and produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Small flowers in umbels
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Dark green Basal Leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape with spiny margins. The stem leaves are grey-green and palmately lobed. The stem leaves have sharp spines and are held in opposite pairs up branching, vivid electric blue stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Cordate to ovate, palmately lobed
Propagation:
Root cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil. Avoid planting in a position that suffers waterlogging during the winter months.