Eryngium planum ‘Blaukappe’

BLUE CAP SEA HOLLY

SALE: Buy 1 get 2 packs

Eryngium planum ‘Blaukappe’
BLUE CAP SEA HOLLY
SALE: Buy 1 get 2 packs

Eryngium planum ‘Blaukappe’ makes clouds of rich steel blue cones & feathery ruffs over summer.

Silver-blue foliage rosette.

Perfect for smaller gardens & pots 

Neater and lower cultivar than the usual Eryngium planum.

Excellent cut flowers fresh or dried.

Full Sun.

Water-wise. Drought hardy.

Copes in poor soils, including sandy, coastal.

Evergreen perennial clump which remains as a low, neat, silver rosette over winter, then by summer has formed the clouds of rich steel blue  cones and feathery ruffs . Hardy in frost, dry, heat, salt. 60cm H x 45cm W.

SEED SOWING ADVICE:

Sow at any time of year in punnets indoors / or scatter in garden winter-early spring. Seeds need cold.

Indoors: Sow in punnets on surface of good quality seed raising mix. Cover lightly with mix to same diameter as seed. Keep moist. 18-22C approx. for 2-4 weeks. Then cling wrap punnet & place in fridge (not freezer) for 4-6 weeks. Unwrap & remove to unheated, cool place. Most seedlings should emerge in 5-30 days. But do not discard. Some seeds may come later.

Prick out seedlings as soon as possible to larger pots, as these plants form long tap roots quite quickly (which helps give them their robust hardiness).

Seed Count: 25 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to give a generous serve and exceed the count)

Click here for Nursery Open Days & Open Gardens Information
https://www.gardivalia.com.au/open-gardens

Click here to go back to Seeds Shop
https://www.seedscape.net.au/shop/