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Eryngium bourgatii 'Picos Blue'
Sea Holly
Notes

Uses: Highly ornamental thistle-like perennial as a contrast in mixed beds or a barrier in low traffic areas.
Warning: Extremely prickly.
Thrives on poor well-drained soils.
Attracts butterflies.

  • Height 0.4-0.5m
  • Spread 0.2-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Umbelliferae
  • Botanical Name Eryngium bourgatii 'Picos Blue'
  • Common Name Sea Holly
  • Origin Europe
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flowering Time Summer
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)