Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue'
Sea holly 'Big Blue', Eryngium 'Big Blue'
Eryngium Eryngium
'Big Blue' _ 'Big Blue' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with spiky, deeply divided, silvery grey-green, leaves and, in summer, stiff, branched stems bearing cone-shaped, blue flowerheads surrounded by prominent, spiny, silvery-blue bracts.
Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Blue in Summer
Veined, Silvery-grey, Green, White 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 seedheads for winter interest.
Root cuttings
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Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue' (Sea holly 'Big Blue') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Prairie planting, Wildlife
Plant in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established. Does not tolerate shade or winter wet.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
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Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue'
Sea holly 'Big Blue', Eryngium 'Big Blue'
Eryngium Eryngium
'Big Blue' _ 'Big Blue' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with spiky, deeply divided, silvery grey-green, leaves and, in summer, stiff, branched stems bearing cone-shaped, blue flowerheads surrounded by prominent, spiny, silvery-blue bracts.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Blue in Summer
Veined, Silvery-grey, Green, White in Summer
Foot and root rot , Powdery mildew
Cut back flower stems after flowering, or leave seedheads for winter interest.
Root cuttings
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Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue' (Sea holly 'Big Blue') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Prairie planting, Wildlife
Plant in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established. Does not tolerate shade or winter wet.
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
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