 | Heritage Perennial Profile |
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| Plant Number: 1.205.150 | USDA Zone: 3 - 9 |
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 | Eryngium giganteum |
| Common name : Miss Willmott's Ghost |
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| Also known as Giant Sea Holly, this species produces very large spiny flower heads in an unusual silvery-grey shade, with a greenish cone in the centre. Tends to act as a self-seeding biennial, coming back for several years without becoming a troublesome weed. Flowers are superb for cutting, fresh or dried. Garden mythology claims that English plantswoman Ellen Willmott used to secretly scatter seeds of this plant while visiting other peoples' gardens. Drought tolerant once established.
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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
White
Blooming Time
Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Containers
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Rabbit Resistant
Specimen
Flower Head Size
Large
Height
75-90 cm
29-35 inches
Spread
30-45 cm
12-18 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Slow
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What others say about this plant...
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The eryngiums, or sea-hollies, are typically a tribe of tap-rooted perennials, but Eryngium giganteum is monocarpic. A plant may take two, three or even four years to reach flowering size, depending on how crowded its growing conditions are, but, having flowered, it dies. A mass of seed is set, but this will not provide a flowering plant for another two years.; Christopher Lloyd, The Well-Tempered Garden |
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