Echinops or globe thistles loved by bees and butterflies.

Echinops or globe thistles loved by bees and butterflies, a photo by Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer on Flickr.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.

Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want

seedlings next season and it is resistant to deer.

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