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Eryngium × zabelii 'Jos Eijking'

sea holly 'Jos Eijking'

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  • Other common names sea holly 'Jos Eijking'

  • Synonyms Eryngium 'Jos Eijking'
    Eryngium 'Sapphire Blue'

  • Family Apiaceae

  • Genus Eryngium can be annuals, biennials or perennials with simple or divided leaves, often spiny edged, and cone-like flower-heads often surrounded by an involucre of conspicuous spiny bracts

  • Details 'Jos Eijking' is a cultivar with intensely blue stems and flowers with a steely sheen that provide interest from summer to mid autumn. Reaches between 60-90cm in height. Attractive to bees

Characteristics

  • Foliage Deciduous

  • Habit Clump-forming

  • Hardiness

    Hardiness ratings

    All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

    • H1a - Under glass all year (>15C)
    • H1b - Can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
    • H1c - Can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
    • H2 - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
    • H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
    • H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
    • H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
    • H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
    • H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

    H5

Colour

Sunlight

  • Full Sun

  • Aspect South-facing or West-facing or East-facing

  • Exposure Exposed or Sheltered

Soil

  • Chalk

    Chalk

  • Loam

    Loam

  • Sand

    Sand

  • MoistureWell-drained

  • SoilChalk, Loam, Sand

  • pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral

Size

  • Ultimate height 0.5-1 metres

  • Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres

  • Time to ultimate height 2-5 years

How to grow

Cultivation Grow in fairly dry, well-drained soil that is poor to moderately fertile. Full sun is essential as is protection from winter wet

Propagation For home use, propagate by root cuttings in winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types Wall-side Borders Cut Flowers Flower borders and beds Gravel Garden Wildlife Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden

How to care

Pruning Although you can cut back flower stems after flowering the seedheads are a very attractive feature so are usually left over winter

Pests Generally trouble free

Diseases May be affected by powdery mildews and root rot

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Eryngium × zabelii 'Jos Eijking'

sea holly 'Jos Eijking'

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