Seaholly Eryngium planum seed
LATIN NAME: ERYNGIUM PLANUM
COMMON NAME: Blue Eryngo, Flat Sea Holly, Blue Thistle
The blue eryngo is a striking and steel-blue plant of the dry ground, and its spiny heads of bloom are a bold sight of the summer. It grows as a thistle-like, herbaceous perennial, reaching up to fifty centimetres, with a rosette of stiff, deeply divided, spiny leaves and, in summer, branching stems bearing many small, dome-shaped heads of tiny, blue flowers, surrounded by a ruff of spiny, blue bracts, all in a steely, metallic blue that holds its colour even when dried. It is a species native to the area that includes central and southeastern Europe and Central Asia, and it is grown as an ornamental, prized for its steely colour and its value in the dried flower arrangement.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The blue eryngo has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a striking ornamental perennial, prized for its steely-blue heads of flower and its value in the dried flower arrangement, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while its colour, which holds even when the flowers are dried, has made it of real interest to gardeners and to the flower trade. The plant has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the carrot family, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships within the genus Eryngium, while the genus is of interest for its many spiny, architectural species. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the dry grasslands of central and southeastern Europe. For a plant of such steely beauty, the blue eryngo has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Blue Eryngo from seed, ecologically, the blue eryngo is a generous plant of the dry grassland. Its blue heads of flower feed bees and other insects, and its spiny leaves give shelter, while it is a bold and striking member of the dry ground of Europe and Central Asia. Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture: it is a striking ornamental perennial, prized for its steely-blue heads of flower, and it is grown in borders and in the cutting garden, while its dried heads are valued in the dried flower arrangement, making it a plant of both the garden and the flower trade. To set the blue eryngo going, keep the seeds in damp compost in the fridge for a spell, then sow them in pots of moist, free-draining compost and keep them lightly watered in a sunny spot.
keep the seeds in damp compost in the fridge for a spell, then sow the young eryngos in pots of moist, free-draining compost and keep them lightly watered in a sunny spot.
LATIN NAME: Eryngium planum
COMMON NAME: Blue Eryngo, Flat Sea Holly, Blue Thistle
The blue eryngo is a striking and steel-blue plant of the dry ground, and its spiny heads of bloom are a bold sight of the summer. It grows as a thistle-like, herbaceous perennial, reaching up to fifty centimetres, with a rosette of stiff, deeply divided, spiny leaves and, in summer, branching stems bearing many small, dome-shaped heads of tiny, blue flowers, surrounded by a ruff of spiny, blue bracts, all in a steely, metallic blue that holds its colour even when dried. It is a species native to the area that includes central and southeastern Europe and Central Asia, and it is grown as an ornamental, prized for its steely colour and its value in the dried flower arrangement.
The blue eryngo belongs to the carrot family, Apiaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant native to the area that includes central and southeastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a thistle-like, herbaceous perennial, and it is grown for its striking, steel-blue heads of flower.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The blue eryngo has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a striking ornamental perennial, prized for its steely-blue heads of flower and its value in the dried flower arrangement, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while its colour, which holds even when the flowers are dried, has made it of real interest to gardeners and to the flower trade. The plant has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the carrot family, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships within the genus Eryngium, while the genus is of interest for its many spiny, architectural species. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the dry grasslands of central and southeastern Europe. For a plant of such steely beauty, the blue eryngo has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the blue eryngo is a generous plant of the dry grassland. Its blue heads of flower feed bees and other insects, and its spiny leaves give shelter, while it is a bold and striking member of the dry ground of Europe and Central Asia.
Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture. It is a striking ornamental perennial, prized for its steely-blue heads of flower, and it is grown in borders and in the cutting garden, while its dried heads are valued in the dried flower arrangement, making it a plant of both the garden and the flower trade. For a grower, the blue eryngo is an easy and striking perennial, and for a gardener it brings steely-blue heads of bloom to the dry border. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in the fridge in damp compost for a month, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, and theyll sprout steadily, growing on into a spiny, steel-blue perennial.
Metallic blue flowers and in spring bluish-green foliage.