Description
Eryngium ‘Blue Hobbit’ Flat Sea Holly
Zone: 4
Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Size: 6-12″ H, 6-12″ W
Flower Colour: Purplish Blue
Flowering Time: June to September
Description: Noted for its petite size, Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ (Sea Holly) is a compact perennial a profusion of spiny, egg shaped, purplish-blue flower heads throughout the summer. They are produced on silver blue stems and stanf high above the basal rosette of deeply toothed, smooth texture leaves. Its beautiful texture, unique colour, long-lasting flowering, easy care and remarkable qualities as cut flowers make it a favourite of florists, gardeners, bees and butterflies. Eryngium planum is one of the hardiest sea hollies, and it has proven to be a reliable, long-lived perennial.
Ornamental Features: Blue Hobbit Sea Holly features bold clusters of steel blue ball-shaped flowers with silver bracts at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive spiny lobed leaves remain silvery blue in colour throughout the season. The royal blue stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.
Landscape Features: Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting. This unique dwarf Sea Holly is ideal for the front of a sunny border or is in mixed containers.
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