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Sea holly is an extremely tough plant that doesn’t mind a variety of poor soil types. However, it does not do well in clay, which doesn’t drain well. G.N. van der Zee - Getty Images
Eryngium maritimum, the sea holly or sea eryngo, or sea eryngium, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and native to most European coastlines. It resembles a thistle in appearance because of its burr-shaped inflorescences. Despite its common name, it is not a true holly but an umbellifer.
Common names include eryngo and sea holly (though not to be confused with true hollies, of the genus Ilex). These are annual and perennial herbs with hairless and usually spiny leaves . The dome-shaped umbels of steely blue or white flowers have whorls of spiny basal bracts .
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Try these dramatic sea holly varieties for year-long displays of thistle-style flower heads and highly textural foliage
Eryngium bourgatii, the Mediterranean sea holly (also known as Pyrenean eryngo), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Andorra, France and Spain, as well as parts of the Levant, Morocco and Turkey. [1] It is an herbaceous perennial, growing to 15–45 cm (6–18 in) tall.
Eryngium planum, the blue eryngo [1] or flat sea holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the area that includes central and southeastern Europe and central Asia. It is an herbaceous perennial thistle growing to 50 cm (20 in) with branched silvery-blue stems, and numerous small blue conical flowerheads surrounded ...
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