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Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’


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Description:
‘Sapphire Blue’ is a hybrid cultivar with an intense, steel blue hue infusing its branched stems, leaves, and teasel-shaped flowers. The flower heads are huge and sit upon dramatic collar-like bracts. Leaves and stems are tinged with blue. This peculiar genus from the carrot family is found around the world but with its centre of diversity in South America. There are also a number of European species.


Common Name: Moroccan Sea Holly

Family: Apiaceae (The Carrot/Parsley Family)

Zone Hardiness: 5-8

Light: Full Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Blue

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour: Blue

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Some sea hollies are native to rocky and coastal areas, but the majority are grassland plants.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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