Eryngium Magical Blue Lagoon

Spiky, drought resistant foliage in deep green with paler veining. Teasel like heads with blue cone shaped flowers ringed with blue bracts. Loved by insects and impervious to rabbit or deer browsing. Plants from1 litre pots

Planting Instructions

Eryngiums are possibly better known as Sea Hollies. They are plants that need good light or direct sun (otherwise they do not colour up properly) and (once established) will cope with very dry conditions. These pot grown plants will need watering whilst they root into the soil where you plant them. Plant just slightly deeper than currently potted. Ideally plant them in the ground rather than keep them in pots? Allow for a spread of 15" (40 cm) and for the plant to be bigger with more flowers in subsequent years. Insects are very attracted to the flowers. The foliage is always very sharp and spiny. There is no requirement for you to do anything to them after flowering. They will die back in the winter and the dry structure can be a feature of the winter garden till it breaks off. They are perfectly hardy. Magical Blue Lagoon has spiky deeply lobed green leaves with porcelain lining, violet stemmed and a spiky collar around a dome shaped flower. Initially grey- green but turning a deep blue.flowering between July and September at about 24" (60 cm) tall.

Plant Details

Flowers July-September

Height 32" (80cm)