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10 Giant Silver SEA Holly Eryngium Giganteum Miss Willmott's Ghost Flower Seeds
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DESCRIPTION: NAME: Silver Sea Holly OTHER COMMON NAMES: Giant Sea Holly / Miss Willmott's Ghost / Tall Eryngo SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eryngium Giganteum COLOR: Pale Silvery Green - Blue PLANT SEEDS: Summer / Fall Sow / Cold Stratify BLOOM TIME: Summer (June - Aug in the N Hemisphere) HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8 PLAN…
DESCRIPTION: NAME: Silver Sea Holly OTHER COMMON NAMES: Giant Sea Holly / Miss Willmott's Ghost / Tall Eryngo SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eryngium Giganteum COLOR: Pale Silvery Green - Blue PLANT SEEDS: Summer / Fall Sow / Cold Stratify BLOOM TIME: Summer (June - Aug in the N Hemisphere) HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 42" PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry QUANTITY: 10 Seeds OTHER: Silver Sea Holly has conical flowers that start out green, blooming in unique steel blue shades. They are surrounded by thistle-like silvery white bracts that really stand out & shine in the garden. The flower heads are very showy, measuring as much as 4 6 wide, & they will attract bees & butterflies. They stand above an evergreen basal rosette mound of heart shaped leaves. Sea Holly has a long bloom time, & make a wonderful dried flower either left in the garden for winter interest, or cut for a dried floral arrangement. This species is sometimes commonly called Miss Willmotts Ghost in reference to Ellen Willmott (1858-1934), English gardener in Essex, who so loved this plant with its silvery ghost-like appearance that she reportedly scattered its seed on a regular basis in gardens she visited without telling the owners. (1) (1) Missouri Botanical Garden The plants are deer & rabbit resistant, & will tolerate poor soil, drought, & coastal conditions. They are a biennial, so will bloom the second year from seed. While the parent plants will not return the following season after blooming, they will reseed themselves, giving you the next generation to enjoy in subsequent years. It has won a Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * We also have the lovely Blue Star Sea Holly seeds available in our store! The two look sooo lovely planted together! * * FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS! PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT! WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!
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DESCRIPTION: NAME: Silver Sea Holly OTHER COMMON NAMES: Giant Sea Holly / Miss Willmott's Ghost / Tall Eryngo SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eryngium Giganteum COLOR: Pale Silvery Green - Blue PLANT SEEDS: Summer / Fall Sow / Cold Stratify BLOOM TIME: Summer (June - Aug in the N Hemisphere) HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 42" PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry QUANTITY: 10 Seeds OTHER: Silver Sea Holly has conical flowers that start out green, blooming in unique steel blue shades. They are surrounded by thistle-like silvery white bracts that really stand out & shine in the garden. The flower heads are very showy, measuring as much as 4 6 wide, & they will attract bees & butterflies. They stand above an evergreen basal rosette mound of heart shaped leaves. Sea Holly has a long bloom time, & make a wonderful dried flower either left in the garden for winter interest, or cut for a dried floral arrangement. This species is sometimes commonly called Miss Willmotts Ghost in reference to Ellen Willmott (1858-1934), English gardener in Essex, who so loved this plant with its silvery ghost-like appearance that she reportedly scattered its seed on a regular basis in gardens she visited without telling the owners. (1) (1) Missouri Botanical Garden The plants are deer & rabbit resistant, & will tolerate poor soil, drought, & coastal conditions. They are a biennial, so will bloom the second year from seed. While the parent plants will not return the following season after blooming, they will reseed themselves, giving you the next generation to enjoy in subsequent years. It has won a Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * We also have the lovely Blue Star Sea Holly seeds available in our store! The two look sooo lovely planted together! * * FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS! PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT! WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!