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Eryngium ovinum
Blue Devil
Notes

Uses: Highly ornamental perennial as a contrast in mixed beds or a barrier in low traffic areas.
Warning: Extremely prickly
Thrives on poor well-drained soils.
Attracts native butterflies.
Dies down in autumn.
Formerly Eryngium rostratum.

  • Height 0.1-0.6m
  • Spread 0.3-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Umbelliferae
  • Botanical Name Eryngium ovinum
  • Common Name Blue Devil
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, Qld, Tas
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Summer, Winter
  • Flower Type Bracts
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region