Eryngium × zabelii 'Big Blue'
sea holly
- 9cm pot
- £12.99
- available to order from summer
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £27.99 £9.33 each
- available to order from summer
- 6 × 9cm pots
- £49.99 £8.33 each
- available to order from summer
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: dry, well-drained, poor to moderately fertile
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
An upright, herbaceous perennial with spiky, highly divided, silvery-green foliage from which flowering cones emerge encircled by a ruff of long and prickly, intense-blue bracts.
Eryngium × zabelii ‘Big Blue’ lives up to its name and would make a bold addition to dry, sunny borders and gravel gardens where the ‘everlasting’ blooms will attract masses of bees.
Eryngium × zabelii ‘Big Blue’ lives up to its name and would make a bold addition to dry, sunny borders and gravel gardens where the ‘everlasting’ blooms will attract masses of bees.
Eryngium thrives in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil, ideally in full sun, while avoiding areas prone to wet winter conditions.
To enhance winter interest in your garden, resist cutting back the striking flower heads in autumn; instead, leave them to add structure through the colder months.
In spring, trim back the old stems to make way for fresh growth from the emerging foliage, ensuring the plant remains healthy and vigorous for the new season.
To enhance winter interest in your garden, resist cutting back the striking flower heads in autumn; instead, leave them to add structure through the colder months.
In spring, trim back the old stems to make way for fresh growth from the emerging foliage, ensuring the plant remains healthy and vigorous for the new season.
