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Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star'

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Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star'

Large electric-blue flowers with a spiky-looking collar and silver-green foliage. But this plant is soft to touch rather than spiny. Slightly shorter then some other Eryngium varieties. Up to 70cm.

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Description

Large electric-blue flowers with a spiky-looking collar and silver-green foliage. Unusually among Eryngiums, this one is soft to touch. Slightly shorter then some other Eryngium varieties. Long flowering and loved by bees. Up to 70cm.

At A Glance

Common Name
Type Hardy Perennial
Height 60cm to 90cm
Colour blue
Spread Rate slow
Flowering mid summer
Soil Type drained,dry
Aspect sun
Pollination Attractive to pollinators

Sue's Notes

Great as a cut flower!