Eryngium ‘Lapis Blue’

Name: Eryngium 'Lapis Blue'
SKU: 4403074
Availability: InStock

€9.99

Commonly known as Sea Holly

Key Characteristics

Appearance: Features cone-like thistle heads wrapped in a spectacular ruff of intricately cut, spiky bracts. The flowers open in midsummer as an iridescent steel-blue and deepen into a rich, lapis lazuli blue on dark purple stems.
Foliage: Boasts a compact, mound-forming base of sharply chiseled, prickly gray-green leaves beautifully marbled with prominent silver-white veins.
Dimensions: Typically reaches a mature height of 40–45 cm and a spread of 45–50 cm

2 in stock

Wildlife Value: It acts as a major magnet for pollinators, drawing high volumes of bees and butterflies throughout the summer season.

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sunlight: Requires full sun to achieve its signature vivid blue coloration; planting it in shade causes the color to dull.
Soil: Thrives in poor, sandy, gravelly, or chalky soils. Excellent drainage is mandatory as the plant cannot tolerate wet winter conditions, which can lead to root rot.
Watering: Highly drought-tolerant once its deep taproot system establishes.
Hardiness: Fully hardy across most temperate zones, tolerating winter temperatures down to -10°C to -15°C

Wildlife Value: It acts as a major magnet for pollinators, drawing high volumes of bees and butterflies throughout the summer season.

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sunlight: Requires full sun to achieve its signature vivid blue coloration; planting it in shade causes the color to dull.
Soil: Thrives in poor, sandy, gravelly, or chalky soils. Excellent drainage is mandatory as the plant cannot tolerate wet winter conditions, which can lead to root rot.
Watering: Highly drought-tolerant once its deep taproot system establishes.
Hardiness: Fully hardy across most temperate zones, tolerating winter temperatures down to -10°C to -15°C

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