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Eryngium BourgatiiNewest Review: ... shaped flowers these each have a spiky silver blue rosaceous collar of leaf underneath it. These look like a thistle really. ... more |
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by - written on 10/06/09 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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I treated myself to a garden plant this weekend a sea holly, Eryngium bourgatii. This is a very pretty plant with green leaves divided into spikes in a frost pattern. This mound of dark blue/green leaves have silver veins in them. A stout branched stalk will grow up from the leaves to about 60cm. This stalk will have small dense, blue cone shaped flowers these each have a spiky silver blue rosaceous collar of leaf underneath it. These look like a thistle really. This plant is very attractive. The flowers are really a fantastic Oxford blue colour. Eryngium bourgati is a native of Spain,, the Pyrenees and Med coast . It likes chalky sandy soil well ... Read the complete review

