ERYNGIUM × olivierianum Big Blue ('Myersblue'PBR)
Large
Sun
Blue
Well drained soil
Summer
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Pollinator friendly
100% Peat Free
Description
Eryngium × olivierianum Big Blue ('Myersblue'PBR)
Syn. Eryngium × zabelii 'Big Blue'
Height x Spread: 100cm x 50cm
This plant really lives up to its name, 'Big Blue', the intensity of blue on the large flower heads is stunning.
It forms good sized clumps in a reasonably fertile soil in full sun, and is great for the middle of a herbaceous or mixed border - it is also a fantastic cut flower. Once the flowers have finished it continues to provide a structural focal point.
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