Eryngium × Zabelii Big Blue | 9cm Pot

A perennial with silver-green foliage and spikey, blue-flowered bracts. Position: full sun Soil: dry, well-drained, poor to moderately fertile Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July to August Hardiness: fully hardy An upright, herbaceous perennial with spiky, highly divided, silvery-green foliage from which flowering cones emerge encircled by a ruff of long and prickly, intense-blue bracts. ‘Big Blue’ lives up to its name and would make a bold addition to dry, sunny borders and gravel gardens where the ‘everlasting’ blooms will attract masses of bees. Garden care: Lift and divide large colonies in spring. Avoid the temptation to cut back the flower-heads in autumn as they provide interest in the winter garden.