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| Eryngium | Common name; Sea Holly |
flower heads
seed heads
Sea Hollies are ideal for using as cut, or dried flowers.
The blue or white umbels and bracts form from midsummer onwards.
Cut flowers for drying, just before they fade.
They are fully hardy, but will benefit from protection during cold wet winter conditions.
Week 8; If weather and ground conditions are suitable take root cuttings
Place cuttings in a 50-50 mix of compost and sharp sand and grow on in a cold frame.
Pot on when of a suitable size to handle, and grow on in a cold frame until till planting out time.
Week 10; Sow seed and place in a cold frame until germinated.
Prick out the seedlings into 70mm (3”) pots of potting compost and grow on in a cold frame until planting out time.
Week 14; Divide established plants if weather conditions allow, and re- plant immediately.
Week 40; Plant out 600mm (24") apart in any dry, well-drained soil in full sun.
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