Eryngium variifoliumMoroccan sea holly
Family:Apiaceae
属:刺芹属
common name:Moroccan sea holly
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Apiaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Morocco
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: June - August
Bloom Color: Grayish-blue
Sun: Full sun (only)
Water: Dry to medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in dry to medium, gritty, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade. Tolerates poor soils. This is a taprooted plant that transplants poorly and is best left undisturbed once established. Plants do not spread. Foliage is evergreen in warm winter climates. May be grown from seed.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Moroccan sea holly is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial that is perhaps best noted for its glossy, white-marbled foliage and its thistle-like grayish-blue flower heads. This is a somewhat coarse plant that features basal rosettes of oblong, cordate-based, serrate, dark green leaves (to 2?long) that are marbled with white. Smaller, spiny-lobed stem leaves. Tiny, grayish-blue flowers tightly packed into egg-shaped heads (umbels) resembling thistles appear in summer in branched clusters at the top of stiff, branching stems rising from the centers of the basal rosettes to 12-16?tall. Each flower head is subtended by a narrow, spiky collar of pale blue bracts (to 1?long).
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses:
Rock gardens, borders and beds. Perhaps best massed or in small groupings.
