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Eryngium tripartitum

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Crossthistle; bushy, pillow-forming; good bee plant. This plant grows to about 60 cm. The flower colour is deep blue. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is August - Oktober.

Color : blauw

Flowering period : august - september

Size approx. : 60 cm.

Recommended quantity per square meter : 9

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Vasteplantenkwekerij Heutinck, Borculo

Date taken : 20.07.2018

Common name : Eryngo

Family : Apiaceae

© first picture : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen

© picture 2 : H. Kolster, Boskoop, location picture : Wakehurst Place, GB

© picture 3 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Vasteplantenkwekerij Heutinck, Borculo
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 50 and 75 cm
width approx : between 20 and 30 cm
quantity per m2 : 9
flower colour : blue
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : grey
fruit / seed period : august - october
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : august - october
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant