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plant | Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' |
common_name | Big Blue Sea Holly |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jun 5th to Aug 14th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 166.00 |
beds | C Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 36 |
botanical_name | Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' |
common_name | Big Blue Sea Holly |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | facultative evergreen (semi-evergreen) |
nativity | not native to US |
hardiness | 5 to 9 |
typical_height_ft | 1.5-2.5' |
typical_width_ft | 1.5-2' |
light_type | full sun |
details_on_light_needs | May sprawl or become leggy in lower light. More light enhances blue color |
soil_type | loam, sand |
soil_preference | Prefers dry, poor-mod. fertile soils |
soil_moisture | dry |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Requires well-drained soil. |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | salt tolerant |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | branching (perennials only), clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | blue-green |
fall_color | brown |
bloom_time | August, July, June |
bloom_color | blue |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | seed head |
eco_value | bee, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Yarrow, Betony, Coneflowers, Butterfly Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed, Blazing Star, Switchgrass, Moor Grass, Coreopsis |
notes | Plant does not produce viable seed. Forms deep taproot that resents transplanting once established. |
citation1 | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=299169 |
citation2 | https://www.gardenia.net/plant/eryngium-x-zabelii-big-blue-sea-holly |
citation3 | https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/sea-holly/sea-holly-flowers.htm |
citation4 | https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/ERBI.html |
citation5 | https://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/unique-plants/eryngium-big-blue |