Consulta Plantas

Care of the plant Eryngium planum or Blue eryngo

The genus Eryngium, family Apiaceae, includes about 250 species of herbaceous plants with a cosmopolitan distribution. Some species are: Eryngium planum, Eryngium paniculatum, Eryngium agavifolium, Eryngium carlinae, Eryngium triquetrum, Eryngium giganteum, Eryngium tricuspidatum.

Common names: Blue eryngo, Flat sea holly. This species is native to Eurasia.

Eryngium planum is a perennial herbaceous plant with silver-blue stems that reaches 50 cm (19.68") in height. It has few, small, oblong, dark green leaves. The bluish flowers appear in conical umbels with thorny bracts. It blooms in summer.

Blue eryngo is used on dry, sunny slopes, in rockeries, in low-maintenance gardens and in borders and flowerbeds. It is an ideal plant for Mediterranean coastal gardens. Do not plant in passageways in the garden as it has thorns.

Eryngium planum needs full sun exposure and a dry climate. It resists frost very well, even intense frost.

Flat sea holly grows in any type of well-drained soil, whether sandy, stony, poor or calcareous soil.

Blue eryngo is a very drought-resistant plant that needs occasional watering, always waiting for the substrate to dry completely.

Eryngium planum does not need fertilizer.

Wilted inflorescences can be pruned, but this is not necessary, as the fruits can be decorative.

Flat sea holly is a plant resistant to the usual pests and diseases, but very sensitive to excess humidity, which causes fungal attacks.

Eryngium planum is propagated from seeds sown in autumn or spring.

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