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Eryngium variifolium

Common name: sea holly

Experience the unique beauty of Eryngium variifolium - a good choice for your garden.

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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A fantastic, compact Sea Holly, Eryngium variifolium forms a flat rosette of richly marbled leaves. Evergreen dark green foliage with intricate white marble-like veins stays all year round, giving interest in your garden. From June to August, steely blue stems rise to hold branched clusters of stiff, thistle like, blue-grey-silver flowers which make an interesting addition to your indoor fresh cut flower arrangements and are also amazing when dried. Happy in borders and containers, as a specimen plant or when intertwining with other perennials or grasses, Eryngium will entice passing bees, butterflies and other pollinators closer for investigation. A fully hardy perennial with an RHS rating of H4, which is down to around -10°C, Eryngium variifolium is drought tolerant once established. Preferring to be grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot, it will reach a height of around 40cm, spreading to around 30-50cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Eryngium variifolium 9cm pot
Common Name sea holly
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Blue
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.30
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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