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Eryngium giganteum

Common name sea holly

Family apiaceae

Life cycle biennial

Flowers blue/silver

Light sun

The most well-known of the sea hollies, and the one with the most dramatic flowers. I tried two varieties from seed this year (2008): the old standby 'Miss Willmott's Ghost', and a cultivar named 'Silver Ghost'. Didn't have much luck with germination, but I may wind up with a seedling or two.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back yard island, orchard nursery area

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '07 trade for 'Silver Ghost'. Baggy 35F (11w) - 70F (3w) - to pot outside.
Seed from '07 trade for 'Miss Willmott's Ghost'. Baggy 35F (12w) - 70F (4w; 8%G, 13d) - pot outside on 4/1/08.
Also pot outside 12/9/07, 1 seedling by April 10th

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