Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today!
- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
ERYNGIUM bourgatii 'Picos Blue'
Commonly known as Eryngo, Sea holly
A new introduction with darker and larger blue flowers on robust stems
Further Reading....
-
DeciduousDark green marbled foliage, basal leaves to 7cm (3in) long appears before the flowers
-
Blue -
Height50cm (20in) -
Spread30cm (12in)
-
HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Clump-forming, taprooted herbaceous perennial. Branching stems carry flowers in cylindrical umbels 1-3cm (½-1¼in) long surrounded by deeply-cut, deep blue bracts to 6cm (2½in) long.
-
Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Full sunProtect from winter wet.
ERYNGIUM bourgatii 'Picos Blue'
- Details
- Description
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
-
Additional Features
Good to knowThistle-like plant ideal for a gravel bed. Wildlife plant - butterflies.
Pests & Diseasesslugs, snails, powdery mildew. root rot
Place of originSpain (Pyrenees) -
HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
-
Seasonal InterestAutumnSummer
-
Soil ConditionsWell drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
-
Wildlife
Bee friendlyButterfly friendlyRabbit Resistant
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Eryngium - Growing Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
ARGYRANTHEMUM
Marguerite
ARTEMISIA arbrotanum
Southernwood
ASTRANTIA
Masterwort
ERYNGIUM
Eryngo, Sea holly
MONARDA 'Prairie Night'
Available from £12.50
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
Chinese fountain grass
Available from £13.50
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
Russian sage
Available from £13.50
PERSICARIA
(Polygonum) - Knotweed
PHLOX paniculata 'Bright Eyes'
Border phlox
Available from £12.50
PHLOX paniculata 'Chattahoochee'
Border phlox
Available from £12.50
PHLOX stolonifera 'Blue Ridge'
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Share this page
