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| Plant Number: 1.205.100 | USDA Zone: 2 - 9 |
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 | Eryngium amethystinum |
| Common name : Sea Holly |
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| Amethyst Sea Holly features open umbels of prickly steel-blue flowers, which are a favourite for cutting, fresh or dried. This is a very hardy species, small flowered but with superb colour in the garden, especially nice contrasting with yellow or gold neighbours. Compact in size, this may be useful towards the border edge. Plants spread to form a small patch. Easily divided in early spring. Tolerant of hot, dry sites, and soils high in salts. For drying, pick stems just as the flower clusters open fully, and hang upside down to dry in a warm, dark place. Attractive to butterflies.
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Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Dry
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Deep Blue
Blooming Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Flower Head Size
Large
Height
40-50 cm
16-20 inches
Spread
30-45 cm
12-18 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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What others say about this plant...
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Amethyst sea holly is especially popular with northern growers because it's extremely cold-hardy. It also succeeds better in hot-summer gardens than most other sea hollies. From midsummer to late summer, the plants produce branching stems of small metallic blue flowers with very long, pointed bracts.; Larry Hodgson, Perennials for Every Purpose |
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