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Eryngium variifolium |
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| Common name |
Moroccan sea holly |
| Family |
apiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
gray-blue (summer) |
| Size |
12-18" |
| Light |
sun |
From seed  |
give 8 weeks cold, then germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | mid-August |
Out of several attempts to establish this species in our garden (I'm a sucker for sea hollies), the plant in the photo is the only one to survive into a second season. So far, it's more than worth it - striking patterning on the leaves, which have a healthy gloss. Just a couple weeks after the first photo, the flowering stalk has shot up, and the plant looks positively fierce! Unfortunately, it expired after this flowering performance. I'm eager to re-establish this in our garden some day.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... Read about all the eryngium species in our garden About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Eryngium variifolium
- Seed from '02 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (53%G, 6-9d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (60%G, 5-16d)
- Seed from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w; 15%G, 8th wk) - 70F (15%G, 3d)
- Seed from NARGS '08/'09 exchange. Baggy 35F (8w; 25%G, 5w) - 70F (13%G, 3d)
Seedlings finnicky, prone to damp-off.
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