Make a cool impact in your summer borders with a flurry of snowball blooms! The globe-shaped flowerheads of Echinops 'Arctic Glow' have a frosted appearance due to the smattering of icy-white fractal-like flowers which cover the flowerhead. These silvery globes stand on rigid, tall and well-branched stems that are felted in a contrasting covering of chestnut-brown hairs. The bristly, thistle-like foliage of Echinops 'Arctic Glow' forms a dense clump of grey-green leaves with cobwebbed undersides that make this spiny perennial resistant to rabbits and deer.  

Standing ghostly in borders on moonlit nights, this white globe thistle attracts moths to a feast of nectar. It’s just as popular with daytime pollinators, providing a 24-hour diner for bees and butterflies! Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow' will flourish in sunny spots on light, free draining soil; a useful trait for coastal cottage gardens or Mediterranean planting schemes where the structural seedheads last long after the flowers fade. Not surprisingly, Echinops 'Arctic Glow' makes superb cut flowers too! Reliable and fuss-free, this hardy variety mingles beautifully with ornamental grasses, bright blue or purple salvias and silver-leaved perennials for a wild, informal look.