Sea Hollies are herbaceous, spiny, perennial plants, excellent for dried flower arrangements due to their striking foliage and flowers pots. Easy in any sunny condition in a well drained, sandy to rocky soil with little humus. Sow autumn to early summer in a well drained, rather sandy soil in full sun. Transplant rhizomes in autumn or spring. Once established do not disturb plants. All are USDA Climate Zone 6, unless stated differently. 20 seeds per package, unless stated differently. |
Eryngium alpinum (Blue Alpine See Holly)30cm, Blue Alpine See Holly is a beautiful Eryngium species from the Alps with deeply heart shaped leaves and showy flower heads and stems in a beautiful shade of blue. Unfortunately it is a threatened species in its' habitats. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VII-IX. |
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seed package 2786 | € 4,99 | |||
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Eryngium amethystinum (Amethyst Sea Holly)40 (60)cm, Amethyst Sea Holly is an outstandingly colored species: it has steel blue leaves on a multi-branching perenial and numerous intense amethyst-blue flowers. Excellent for any rich, rather dry and rocky soil in a sunny position. VI-IX. |
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seed package2787 | € 4,99 |
Eryngium bourgatii40 (60)cm, another Eryngium with attractively patterned foliage: glaucous leaves are spotted in silvery white, above all numerous steel blue flowers. For a very sunny position in a rocky soil. VI-IX. |
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Eryngium campestre (Field Sea Holly)30 (60)cm, Field Sea Holly is native of grassy places and it has become rather rare in nature. It makes pale green, deeply-cut leaves and small heads of purplish, white to whitish green flowers. For any rich, well drained soi, in a sunny spot. VI-IX. |
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seed package 2789 | € 3,99 |
Eryngium foetidum (Culantro)20 (30)cm, Culantro or Mexican Coriander is a subtropical perennial from Mexico and South America and makes a basal rosette of glossy, slightly leathery, dark green leaves with somewhat spiny margins and a very broad umbel of unconspicuous flowers. Fresh, young and still rather smooth leaves are used in numerous dishes throughout Asia and South America. Leaves can be excellently dried for they will maintain their flavor. In order to promote the growth of the leaf rosette, the flower stalk should be cut away in summer. For any rich substrate in full sun throughout the year and a minimum of some 15°C. VI-VIII. |
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seed package8626 | € 2,99* |
Eryngium giganteum120 (160)cm, the Giant Eryngium has massive, yet small silvery white blooms on huge branching stalks. Needs some space to develop its whole beauty. VII-IX |
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seed package 2790 | € 3,99* |
Eryngium maritimum (Blue Sea Holly)30 (50)cm, Sea Holly is native of sanddunes close to the sea in Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe. It makes very showy, steel blue leaves and lilac blue to greenish-yellow flowers. Requires very good drainage, best grown in soils with plenty of grit sand or crushed lava added. Plant in full sun. VI-IX. |
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seed package4918 | € 3,99* |
Eryngium planum100 (120)cm, forming large clumps with various upright freely branching stems and many globular lilac flowers above a rosette of broad basal, dark green leaves. Easy and very decorative Eryngium from Central Europe to central Asia growing on rocky slopes. VII-IX. |
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seed package 2792 | € 3,99* |
Eryngium umbelliferum (Mexican Sea Holly)40 (70)cm, Mexican Sea Holly is a Central American, winter hardy herbaceous species with long, spiny, silvery-green leaves in a dense basal rosette and globose heads of white or pale blue flowers. For any humus rich, well drained soil in partial shade to full sun and preferably protected spot. Excellent for the rock garden. VII-IX. |
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seed package8258 | € 4,99 |
Eryngium yuccifolium60 (100)cm, a South American species with long, broad linear and slightly spiny, yucca-like, yellowish green leaves in a dense rosette and globose heads of white or pale blue flowers. For any humus rich, well drained soil in partial shade to full sun and preferably protected spot. VII-IX. |
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seed package 2793 | € 3,99* | |||
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