Eryngium planum

FLAT SEA HOLLY

Eryngium planum
FLAT SEA HOLLY

Cloud of metallic blue cones & feathery ruffs. Excellent cut fresh or dried flowers. Full Sun. Water-wise. Drought hardy. Copes in poor soils, including sandy, coastal. Evergreen perennial clump. Hardy in frost, dry, heat, salt. 90cm 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 as seedlings as soon as possible to larger pots. Form long tap roots.

10 seeds per pack