My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
0.3m
max. spread |
 |
0.9m
max. height |
 |
2-5 years
to maturity |
 |
1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Eryngium giganteum
Other names: Miss Willmott's ghost, Tall eryngo, Eryngium oliverianum 'Willmott's Ghost'
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Eryngium
Species: E. giganteum - E. giganteum is a perennial with an erect habit. Its has heart-shaped basal leaves and spiny stem leaves. In summer it bears blue, cone-like flowers with spiny silvery-grey bracts.
Eryngium giganteum is: Deciduous
Flower: Silvery-grey, Blue in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer
Stem: Violet, Blue in Summer
Habit: Erect, Spiky
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's ghost) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in dry, well-drained soil that is poor or moderately fertile in full sun. Dislikes wet conditions in winter.
|
| Soil types: |
Loamy, Sandy |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's ghost) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
Question from
Lisa Sargent
I have always wanted this plant and am thrilled with the one I purchased in a pot earlier this year. It is flowering well. But I was very disappointed to find it described in this month's Gardeners World magazine as a "biennial" which will die after flowering. Your database describes it as a perennial. Can you reassure me it should be there (and hopefully improved!) next year?
- Views: 109
- Replies: 2
- Posted: Sat. 7th August 2010 15:20
- Last reply: Tue. 10th August 2010 12:21
We list 25 suppliers who tell us they sell Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's ghost). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"I love your website. Even though I am an RHS member, I turn to your site first as it's so informative and easy to use.
"
