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Eryngium alpinum

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Highly ornamental flowers, attractive to bees and butterflies. This plant grows to about 70 cm. The flower colour is purplish-blue. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is July - August.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Tuin Jan van Kuijk, Vlijmen

Date taken : 28.06.2012

Common name : Eryngo

Family : Apiaceae

© first picture : Marlien van der Linden

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : Garden Picture

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 5 : Marlien van der Linden, location picture : Tuin Jan van Kuijk, Vlijmen

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kijktuinen Goedegebuure

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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 : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 75 and 100 cm
width approx : between 20 and 30 cm
quantity per m2 : 7
flower colour : blue
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 20 and 25 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : july - august
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop