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Growing Eryngium

bcosergiobcosergio Posts: 27
in Garden design

Hi

I am thinking about growing some Eryngium, like Blue sea holly. I have a south facing garden and would like to place them in a border. Has anyone else grown these and what were your experinces of the height and width?

I was inspired by seeing them in a florist and they really do look fantastic.

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  • Tropical SamTropical Sam Posts: 1,488

    Sounds like you have a good spot. I have some in my garden. They easily get over 1-1.5 metres. Add grit to the planting hole and place at the back of the border. Apart from good sun and drainage and cutting them down nowish then they are easy.

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,034

    As Blairs says but there are some dwarf ones, I think called Blue Hobbit which only grow to about 6 inches.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Ooo! Punk, is that how tall the blue hobbit should be, i bought 3 plugs last year and they were over 2 feet tall.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They were labelled hobbit, thats why i bought them, i put them in the front of the border and they looked a bit silly. Could i dig them up now and move them, Verdun?
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Great, thank you Verdun, i will do that tomorrow, they are up about 4inches at the moment.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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