Blue Star Alpine Sea Holly
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 32 inches |
|---|---|
| Spread | 24 inches |
A very versatile plant featuring steel blue prickly flowers that are a favorite for cutting; fresh or dried; great for a sunny border or rock garden; plants can be divided every few years
Additional Information
| Colour | steel blue |
|---|---|
| Effect | Bold |
| Form | Ball |
| Hold | End |
| Marking Colour | Silver blue |
| Markings | Bracts |
| Period | from early to mid summer |
| Value | High |
| Emergent Colour | Steel blue |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Detail | Spiny |
| Shape | Lobed |
| Summer Colour | silver blue |
| Value | High |
|---|---|
| Stem Colour | Navy blue |
| Hardiness Zone | 3a |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | dry to average |
| Soil Type | poor |
| Plant Form | mounded |
| Plant Origin | import |
| Wildlife Attraction | butterflies |
| Landscape Application | Container, Garden, Massing |
| Maintenance | medium |
| Soil pH | alkaline |
| Pollution Tolerance | high |
| Growth Rate | fast |
| Branching | herbaceous |
| Canopy | low |
| Cultivar | Blue Star |
| Family | Sea Holly |
| Genus | Eryngium |
| Species | alpinum |
| Lifespan | 3 |
| Pruning | spring cleanup |
| Spacing | 18 inches |
| Texture | medium fine |
