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Flower style:

Star shaped

Foliage colour

Foliage style:

Coarse

Sun

Partial shade

Shade

Well drained

Moist well drained

Moist

Aquatic

Bog/marginal

Hardiness

Zone

Plant size:

40cm

25cm

Eryngium variifolium

Sea holly

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Scientific family:

Apiaceae

Type:

Herbaceous perennial

Lifecycle:

Evergreen

Garden style:

Cottage/informal, mediterranean or town/courtyard

Position:

Border

Characteristics:

Attractive seed-heads

Soil:

Loam, sand or chalk

pH:

Acid, alkaline or neutral

Aspect:

East, south or west

Exposure:

Exposed

Shape:

Bushy

Maintenance:

Little or no maintenance

Time to maturity:

2-5 years

Description:

Eryngium variifolium is an evergreen perennial with wonderful spiky silvery flowers above spiny dark green leaves with white marbling. It loves full sun and well-drained soil, and looks great in a rockery or gravel garden, or contrasted with softer perennials in a sunny border. Leave the dried seedheads on the plant over winter for continued interest.

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by Andrea

Last updated 08 Jun 2012

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