Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star'
Alpine sea holly 'Blue Star', Alpine eryngo 'Blue Star'
Eryngium Eryngium
'Blue Star' _ 'Blue Star' is an erect, herbaceous perennial with ovate to heart-shaped, glossy, dark blue-green basal leaves, palmately-lobed, blue-green stem leaves and, from midsummer until early autumn, upright, blue-green stems bearing large, cone-like, blue flower-heads surrounded by long, pinnate, softly-spiny, blue-grey bracts.
Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect, Erect flower stem
Grey, Blue in Summer; Grey, Blue in Autumn
Blue-green in Spring; Blue-green in Summer
Leaf and bud eelworms Leaf and bud eelworms
Foot and root rot , Powdery mildew Foot and root rot , Powdery mildew
Cut back flower stems after flowering, or leave the seedheads for winter interest.
Slow to re-establish after division.
Division, Seed
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Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star' (Alpine eryngo 'Blue Star') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Drying, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Salt tolerant, Wildlife
Plant in dry, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Full sun is essential. Protection from any winter wet. Drought tolerant once established. Resents root disturbance.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star'
Alpine sea holly 'Blue Star', Alpine eryngo 'Blue Star'
Eryngium Eryngium
'Blue Star' _ 'Blue Star' is an erect, herbaceous perennial with ovate to heart-shaped, glossy, dark blue-green basal leaves, palmately-lobed, blue-green stem leaves and, from midsummer until early autumn, upright, blue-green stems bearing large, cone-like, blue flower-heads surrounded by long, pinnate, softly-spiny, blue-grey bracts.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect, Erect flower stem
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Grey, Blue in Summer; Grey, Blue in Autumn
Blue-green in Spring; Blue-green in Summer
Foot and root rot , Powdery mildew
Cut back flower stems after flowering, or leave the seedheads for winter interest.
Slow to re-establish after division.
Division, Seed
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Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star' (Alpine eryngo 'Blue Star') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Drying, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Salt tolerant, Wildlife
Plant in dry, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Full sun is essential. Protection from any winter wet. Drought tolerant once established. Resents root disturbance.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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