Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’

Unusual dwarf Sea Holly with masses of metallic blue flowers from mid summer

Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'

Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'

Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit', 2 litre container

Established plants in two-litre containers

Description

Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ is a really pretty and unusual dwarf Sea Holly, ideal for sunny border edges, gravel gardens, rockeries or container growing. There’s nothing else quite like an eryngium in the garden – this cultivar has a low mound of divided foliage with paler veining, which in mid-summer gives way, all of a sudden, to strong shoots containing multiple buds that open into metallic, steely blue flowers. The flowers are surrounding by a serrated ruff of bracts that help each flower look distinct and give the plant a strong form that enhances the plants architectural qualities.

These established, garden-ready plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall and are supplied in two-litre containers. They will grow to an ultimate height of about 30cm (12 inches) and a spread of around 45cm (18 inches).

Growing Advice

Eryngium planum likes sun – as much as you can give it – for the most striking colouration in its flowers. It can be a slow starter in spring and summer, but don’t be fooled, for once it starts to put up flowering stems they come quickly and strongly – so be careful about crowding the plant out with other perennials or shrubs that emerge and perform earlier in the season. They really need free draining soil, or at least a spot where they are protected from excessive winter wet. We grow ours on the top of a clay slope – the slope ensures good drainage and the height enhances the plant’s structural qualities. Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ is particularly good in pots.

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