'Blue Glitter' Sea Holly Eryngium planum
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36 - 40 Inches10 - 14 Inches8 - 12 Inches91cm - 1.0m25cm - 36cm20cm - 30cmFeatures
Looking for a perennial that will grow in that hot, sun-baked spot in your landscape? Sea Holly is just the plant! It thrives in that type of climate, and even grows in high-salt soils too (think seaside).
Heat TolerantDrought TolerantSalt TolerantAttracts:BeesButterfliesCharacteristics
Plant Type:PerennialHeight Category:TallGarden Height:36 - 40 Inches 91cm - 1.0mSpacing:10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cmSpread:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmFlower Colors:BlueFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Mid SummerHardiness Zones:4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8bWater Category:AverageUses:Border PlantUses:Cut FlowerUses:Dried FlowerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:Great for use in flower arrangements. Tall, strong, silver-blue stems have dark green leaves and dense spikes of flowers shaped like small pincushions. Very heat tolerant and easy-care.
Maintenance Notes:Sea Holly is adored by florists and gardeners alike for its unique and long lasting, blue, spiny flowers which add interesting color and texture to bouquets or the garden. They are produced on intensely silver-blue stems and stand high above the basal rosette of blue-green, deeply toothed, smooth textured leaves.
