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The globe thistle is extremely adaptable, and it is drought-tolerant, poor-soil-tolerant, and cold-tolerant. When cultivating it, we should choose sandy soil with good aeration and good water retention, and place it in a cool, ventilated place for care. Avoid hot, waterlogged environments. As long as you care for it attentively
The globe thistle is extremely adaptable, and it is drought-tolerant, poor-soil-tolerant, and cold-tolerant. When cultivating it, we should choose sandy soil with good aeration and good water retention, and place it in a cool, ventilated place for care. Avoid hot, waterlogged environments. As long as you care for it attentively, it is a very easy plant to grow!
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Globe thistle growing methods and precautions
Chinese scientific name: globe thistleLatin scientific name: Echinops sphaerocephalus L.Binomial name: Echinops sphaerocephalusKingdom: PlantaeDivision: AngiospermsClass: DicotyledonsOrder: CampanulalesFamily: AsteraceaeSubfamily: TubulifloraeTribe: EchinopsideaeGenus: EchinopsSpecies: Echinops sphaerocephalusDistribution area: China, the Soviet Union, central and southern EuropeThe globe thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus L.) is a plant of the genus Echinops in the family Asteraceae, distributed from Eastern Europe and Africa to Asia. There are about 10 or more species in China, mainly produced from the northwest to the northeast. It is a stout herb, somewhat thistle-like, with the stems and the backs of the leaves more or less covered with white woolly hairs; the leaves are alternate, often pinnately toothed or deeply lobed, with the teeth and lobes spiny; each capitulum has 1 floret; the involucre is composed of spiny outer phyllaries and linear or lanceolate inner phyllaries, and all the flowers aggregate into a dense, spherical compound capitulum, below which are nodding leaf-like bracts hidden at the base of the inflorescence; the achene is elongated, four-angled or cylindrical, often covered with long soft hairs, with several short scales at the apex. It is an excellent nectar plant and has considerable medicinal value.1. Morphological characteristics
Perennial herb, 50-150 cm tall. The stem is solitary, the upper branches long or short, stout, all stems and branches covered with dense multicellular long jointed hairs and sparse cobweb-like thin hairs. The basal and lower stem leaves are broadly lanceolate in overall shape, 15-25 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, pinnately parted, with 3-5 pairs of lateral lobes, triangular or lanceolate, with spiny teeth on the margins, the apex spiny-acuminate, gradually smaller upward, with the same shape and division as the basal and lower stem leaves. All leaves are thin in texture, papery, different in color on the two sides, green above, covered with dense short stiff hairs, grayish-white below, covered with thin cobweb-like woolly hairs, but with multicellular long jointed hairs along the midvein. The compound capitulum is solitary at the apex of stems and branches, 4-5.5 cm in diameter. The capitulum is 2 cm long. The basal hairs are 1 cm long, half the length of the involucre, white, flat-hair-like, unequal in length. The outer phyllaries are slightly longer than the basal hairs, long-obovate, with the upper part enlarged and elliptical, brown, covered outside with somewhat dense short stiff hairs and glandular dots, with somewhat long cilia on the margins, the apex needle-awn-like long-acuminate, and the lower part of the claw with long cilia up to 4 mm long; the middle phyllaries are obovate or long-elliptical, about 1.1 cm long, with long cilia on the margins and dense short stiff hairs outside; the inner phyllaries are lanceolate, 8 mm long, covered outside with dense short stiff hairs, the apex awn-toothed or awn-lobed, with the middle awn lobe longer. All phyllaries number 14-18. The florets are light blue or white, the corolla 5-parted, the lobes linear, the corolla tube without glandular dots or with sparse glandular dots. The achene is obconical, about 7 mm long, covered with dense yellow, forward-appressed, long straight hairs that do not cover the pappus. The pappus is cup-shaped, about 1.2 mm tall; the pappus segments are linear, with rough-hairy margins, mostly united. Flowering and fruiting period August-September.Globe thistle Echinops sphaerocephalus L. Globe thistle guide: how to grow the globe thistle / how to propagate the globe thistle
Globe thistle profileGlobe thistle Echinops sphaerocephalus L.
Alias: blue globe
Classification: annual herbaceous flower
Family and genus: Plantae, Angiosperms, Dicotyledons, Campanulales, Asteraceae, Echinops
Full bloom period: autumn
The globe thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus L.) is a plant of the genus Echinops in the family Asteraceae, distributed from Eastern Europe and Africa to Asia. There are about 10 or more species in China, mainly produced from the northwest to the northeast. It is a stout herb, somewhat thistle-like, with the stems and the backs of the leaves more or less covered with white woolly hairs; the leaves are alternate, often pinnately toothed or deeply lobed, with the teeth and lobes spiny; each capitulum has 1 floret; the involucre is composed of spiny outer phyllaries and linear or lanceolate inner phyllaries, and all the flowers aggregate into a dense, spherical compound capitulum, below which are nodding leaf-like bracts hidden at the base of the inflorescence; the achene is elongated, four-angled or cylindrical, often covered with long soft hairs, with the apex...
Globe thistle growing methods and precautions Introduction to the globe thistle
The globe thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus L.) is a plant of the genus Echinops in the family Asteraceae, distributed from Eastern Europe and Africa to Asia. There are about 10 or more species in China, mainly produced from the northwest to the northeast. It is a stout herb, somewhat thistle-like, with the stems and the backs of the leaves more or less covered with white woolly hairs; the leaves are alternate, often pinnately toothed or deeply lobed, with the teeth and lobes spiny; each capitulum has 1 floret; the involucre is composed of spiny outer phyllaries and linear or lanceolate inner phyllaries, and all the flowers aggregate into a dense, spherical compound capitulum, below which are nodding leaf-like bracts hidden at the base of the inflorescence; the achene is elongated, four-angled or cylindrical, often covered with long soft hairs, with several short scales at the apex. It is an excellent nectar plant and has considerable medicinal value.
Morphological characteristics of the globe thistle: stem
The globe thistle is a perennial herb, 50-150 cm tall. The stem is solitary, the upper branches long or short, stout, all stems and branches covered with dense multicellular long jointed hairs and sparse cobweb-like thin hairs.
Leaves
The basal and lower stem leaves of the globe thistle are broadly lanceolate in overall shape, 15-25 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, pinnately parted, with 3-5 pairs of lateral lobes, triangular or lanceolate, with spiny teeth on the margins, the apex spiny-acuminate, gradually smaller upward, with the same shape and division as the basal and lower stem leaves. All leaves are thin in texture, papery, different in color on the two sides, green above, covered with dense short stiff hairs, grayish-white below, covered with thin cobweb-like woolly hairs, but with multicellular long jointed hairs along the midvein.
Flowers
The globe thistle has a compound capitulum solitary at the apex of stems and branches, 4-5.5 cm in diameter. The capitulum is 2 cm long. The basal hairs are 1 cm long, half the length of the involucre, white, flat-hair-like, unequal in length. The outer phyllaries are slightly longer than the basal hairs, long-obovate, with the upper part enlarged and elliptical, brown, covered outside with somewhat dense short stiff hairs and glandular dots, with somewhat long cilia on the margins, the apex needle-awn-like long-acuminate, and the lower part of the claw with long cilia up to 4 mm long; the middle phyllaries are obovate or long-elliptical, about 1.1 cm long, with long cilia on the margins and dense short stiff hairs outside; the inner phyllaries are lanceolate, 8 mm long, covered outside with dense short stiff hairs, the apex awn-toothed or awn-lobed, with the middle awn lobe longer. All phyllaries number 14-18. The florets are light blue or white, the corolla 5-parted, the lobes linear, the corolla tube without glandular dots or with sparse glandular dots.
Fruit
The achene of the globe thistle is obconical, about 7 mm long, covered with dense yellow, forward-appressed, long straight hairs that do not cover the pappus. The pappus is cup-shaped, about 1.2 mm tall; the pappus segments are linear, with rough-hairy margins, mostly united.
The flowering and fruiting period of the globe thistle is August-September.
Ecological habits of the globe thistle
The globe thistle is highly adaptable, drought-tolerant, poor-soil-tolerant, and cold-tolerant. It likes a cool climate and well-drained sandy soil, and avoids heat and waterlogging. It can be managed extensively. It is a good summer-flowering perennial flower.
Cultivation techniques for the globe thistle
The globe thistle can be propagated by seed propagation, root segment cuttings, and tissue culture.
1.Seed propagation: Seed propagation is relatively simple. The seeds of the globe thistle germinate easily at 20°C-25°C, and the emergence rate is high, but the seedling progeny obtained by this propagation method show relatively large trait segregation, which reduces the ornamental quality of the globe thistle.
2.Root segment cuttings: The roots of the globe thistle have a strong ability to regenerate adventitious buds. Through root segment cuttings, a large number of adventitious buds can be obtained, and through cutting propagation, progeny with relatively stable traits can be obtained. Generally, the root segment cutting method is used for propagation, which can maintain the excellent characteristics of the mother plant. The method is: substrate : river sand : peat = 1:1:1, and the root segments are cut into 2-3 cm lengths. After root cutting, a plastic film can be placed over the seedling tray to maintain humidity. After 10 days, the upper end of the cutting segment first forms white protruding callus tissue, then differentiates adventitious buds; after 20 days, the lower end differentiates adventitious roots. This method can be carried out year-round in a greenhouse, or in the open field in March in spring. After the cuttings grow for two months, they can be planted out. Choose a well-drained site and plant at a spacing of 40 cm x 40 cm between plants and rows, then water thoroughly once. Pay attention to intertillage and weeding, control watering appropriately, and drain promptly after rain.
3.Tissue culture: Tissue culture technology can be used for factory production, achieving rapid propagation of excellent globe thistle varieties, obtaining virus-free plants, and maintaining the original excellent traits unchanged; tissue culture mutagenesis can also be used to breed new varieties.
Cultivation: It should be planted in soil with full sunlight and good drainage.
Distribution area of the globe thistle
The globe thistle is distributed in ** the Tianshan region. It grows on mountain slopes at forest edges or beside canals. It is widely distributed in the Soviet Union (Central Asia, the Caucasus, Siberia) and central and southern Europe.
Dietary or medicinal value of the globe thistle
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In Europe, some species of globe thistle are already widely cultivated as ornamental plants, a few annual species have certain medicinal value, and some species can serve as nectar plants. Some species contain alkaloid substances and are toxic to livestock.
Pharmacological effects
1. Antibacterial test: The water infusion of the globe thistle has varying degrees of inhibitory effect in test tubes on skin fungi such as Trichophyton violaceum, Hormodendrum compactum, and Nocardia asteroides.
2. The ecdysone contained in the globe thistle has an adaptogen-like effect.
3. Ecdysterone can reverse hyperglycemia caused by glucagon and can inhibit the synthesis of liver cholesterol.
4. It can increase the number and ratio of peripheral blood T lymphocytes in normal and immunosuppressed animals.
5. The water decoction of the globe thistle can improve hyperlipidemia, alleviate arteriosclerotic lesions, reduce the content of lipofuscin in visceral tissues, and prevent damage to the aging body from free radicals.
6. Different extracts of the globe thistle have varying degrees of scavenging effects on various reactive oxygen species.
7. The water extract of the globe thistle has a clear antagonistic effect on the photooxidation of photopurine, and its effect is related to the scavenging of singlet oxygen produced by photopurine. The water decoction of the root and aboveground parts of Qizhou Loulu can inhibit the formation of lipid peroxides in the heart, brain, liver, and kidney tissues of rats, and has an anti-lipid peroxidation effect.
Introduction to efficacy
[Traditional Chinese medicine name]: Yuzhou Loulu
[Pinyin name]: YuzhouLoulu
[English name]: RADIX ECHINOPSIS
[Source]: This product is the dried root of the Asteraceae plant Echinops latifolius Tausch or Echinops grijisii Hance. It is excavated in spring and autumn, the fibrous roots and silt are removed, and it is sun-dried.
[Characters]: This product is nearly cylindrical, slightly twisted, 10-25 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm in diameter, grayish-yellow or grayish-brown on the surface, with longitudinal wrinkles, and fibrous brown hard hairs at the apex. It is hard and not easy to break; the fracture surface has a brown bark and a wood part with alternating yellow and black radial striations. It has a slight odor and a slightly astringent taste.
[Processing]: Remove impurities, wash clean, soften thoroughly, cut into thick slices, and sun-dry.
[Nature, flavor, and meridian entry]: Bitter, cold. Enters the stomach meridian.
[Functions and indications]: Clears heat and detoxifies, discharges pus and stops bleeding, reduces carbuncles and promotes lactation. Used for various sores, carbuncles, and wind, breast carbuncle swelling and pain, blocked milk, scrofula and sore toxins. Also used as an anthelmintic.
[Usage and dosage]: 4.5-9 g
[Storage]: Place in a ventilated and dry place.
Instructions for use
For sores and carbuncles in the early stage with redness, swelling, heat, and pain, it is often used in combination with Forsythia suspensa, rhubarb, etc.;
For those with red, swollen, and painful breasts about to form a carbuncle, it is often used in combination with Trichosanthes kirilowii, dandelion, Fritillaria, etc.
This product can also promote lactation; combined with Tetrapanax papyriferus, Vaccaria segetalis, etc., it can also be used for insufficient lactation. It can also be used for various tumors.
If used for liver tumors, it is often used in combination with Scutellaria barbata, Lobelia chinensis, Salvia chinensis, etc.
Landscape uses of the globe thistle
As an ornamental plant, the globe thistle is also known as blue globe. Its color is blue-gray, and its form has two types: "single-head type" and "multi-head type". It can also be made into natural dried flowers (a portion of the leaves must first be removed, then hung upside down in a ventilated place, and drying is complete in one week). At present, this plant is rarely used in China. However, due to its unique flower shape and flower color, it is believed that in the near future it will certainly be deeply loved by Chinese people.
Uses of the globe thistle 1.Flower decoration: The globe thistle can be used as a fresh cut flower and a dried flower. Due to its peculiar flower shape, rich and brilliant flower colors, and long ornamental period, it can be used for flower decoration in homes, hotels, and restaurants. After its cut flowers go on the market, they are loved and recognized by consumers, especially friends from abroad, and are expected to enter the international market.
2.Landscape application: The globe thistle is a wild flower unique to high-altitude grasslands and mountains. After introduction and cultivation, it shows the characteristics of extensive management, strong adaptability, and low maintenance cost; moreover, it has high ornamental value due to its rich and brilliant flower colors and unique inflorescences, so it has very broad application prospects in landscaping.
Single-plant planting for ornament
The globe thistle has a graceful plant shape. Its flower stalks are drawn out from the leaf clusters, and there are relatively many branches, ranging from 3 to 12; the number of flower globes is as few as several, and as many as 40; the diameter of the flower globes is 4-8 cm; the flower colors include blue, blue-purple, white, and other colors; single-plant planting on lawn green spaces, road corners, and other places is very eye-catching and attracts visitors' attention. Because the aboveground part of the globe thistle gradually withers after the flowering period, attention should be paid to reasonable combined planting with other plants to create a continuous landscape.
Clump planting
The globe thistle has good clumping traits, and its roots have a strong ability to regenerate adventitious buds, so after several years it will present a clump-planting landscape. Clumps of globe thistle growing on lawn green spaces or under open forests fill the rigid greening space with wild charm and give people the psychological satisfaction of being close to nature.
Mass planting
The globe thistle is mass-planted as a flower border; planted along both sides of roads. It can soften stiff road curves and avoid regular hedge lines. If planted in combination with evergreen small shrubs, it can create a changing landscape, far superior to the single shrub green belt planting form. In addition, planting it as a flower bed can also meet the need for diverse colors.
Ground cover greening
With the rapid development of urban landscaping, ground cover plants, as a carrier of landscape and ecological functions, are increasingly valued by designers. As a ground cover greening plant, the globe thistle has many excellent characteristics. Its ecological distribution is wide, and its adaptability and resistance are strong. It can grow well in arid, barren land and under open forests on hillsides, and one planting can provide many years of ornament, greatly saving management costs. Planting it in combination with other annual and biennial herbaceous flowers for use in flower beds, flower borders, and mountain slope protection, especially planted under open forest spaces, can both reasonably use space and create a continuous landscape, so as a ground cover greening material it has great development potential.
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