Eryngium planum Planum Blue Hobbit

Description

Discover premium Eryngium planum Blue Hobbit  (Blue Eryngo) plants for your UK garden! Drought-resistant, pollinator-friendly compact perennials with striking silvery-blue blooms. Perfect for borders, coastal gardens or low-maintenance landscaping. Sustainably grown. Fast UK delivery!

Welcome to Sturton Plants, your trusted UK source for Eryngium planum Blue Hobbit — the captivating Blue Eryngo or Flat Sea Holly. Renowned for its architectural beauty, this hardy perennial features vibrant blue flowers and spiky silvery green foliage, adding texture and year-round interest to gardens. Ideal for the UK climate, Eryngium planum thrives in sunny, well-drained soils, offering drought resistance with minimal upkeep. Does best in well drained, poor to moderately fertile soils in full sun. Our plants are supplied in a minimum of 9cm square pots.

Awarded the RHS Plants for Pollinators as it’s a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, enhancing biodiversity. Perfect for coastal gardens, gravel beds, or as unique cut flowers for dried arrangements. If using as a cut flower, harvest the stems before the flowers open fully. In flower borders tidy the plants in autumn. Although Eryngium planum is not native to the UK it is valuable in wildlife gardens where it provides food for pollinating insects and if you leave the seed heads in place they can provide valuable food for a variety of wild-life over the winter.

All our plants are sustainably grown in Lincolnshire to produce quality plants which will establish quickly in your garden. . Elevate your garden with Eryngium planum — where striking design meets effortless resilience. Buy now for low-maintenance elegance that blooms summer to autumn!

More Details:

Family: Apiaceae
Syn:
Common Name: blue eryngo Blue Hobbit, Flat Sea Holly Blue Hobbit.
Native: Central and southeastern Europe and central Asia.
Height x Spread: 30cm x 30cm (12″ x 12″)
Soil Type: Well Drained, poor soils
Soil pH:
Aspect: Sunny
UK Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Time: June – September
Flower Colour: Silvery Blue
Foliage Colour: Silvery blue-green, spiny leaves
Awards: RHS Plants for Pollinators