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Common name Leavenworth eryngo Family apiaceae Life cycle annual Flowers purple Light sun From seed germinate at room temperature detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens late October Wildflower of south-central United States. The only annual eryngo we've tried thus far, this looks to be a stunner with its purple flowers; a departure from the greenish-white to steely-blue spectrum of the perennial species we grow. Through the middle of summer, the plants grew large and bushy, and somewhat floppy, with lots of green flowers-in-waiting. Then in mid-August, some of the bracts turned purple. By late August, many flowers were purple from head to toe. Finally, toward mid-September, the real deep purple arrived. All in all, quite a plant! I hope it sets viable seeds...

Starting out looking like prickly bolting lettuce in June

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: big pond

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2007. Seed from '05 trade. Baggy 70F (67%G, 11-16d)

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