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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: daveyp1970 on June 09, 2011, 06:10:23 PM

Title: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: daveyp1970 on June 09, 2011, 06:10:23 PM

Could somebody i.d this Eryngium for me please.

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: fleurbleue on June 09, 2011, 06:57:21 PM

It could be Eryngium giganteum, Davey  :)

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: majallison on June 09, 2011, 09:26:50 PM

It looks like Eryngium giganteum Silver Ghost

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: daveyp1970 on June 09, 2011, 09:44:13 PM

what i forgot to say is this is only about 10 inches tall at the most does that sound right for giganteum.I think you two have nailed it for me .Thank you.

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: Maggi Young on June 09, 2011, 10:28:47 PM

Eryngium giganteum Silver Ghost makes about 60cms, I think.... but it looks likethe ones in your photos, Davey, have a bit of growing to do yet.. the buds are only developing so it'll get a bit taller, don't you think?

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: tonyg on June 09, 2011, 10:34:14 PM

Some things here are not as tall as normal due to the prolonged exceptionally dry weather.  It does look like E giganteum as I grow it.

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: daveyp1970 on June 10, 2011, 12:36:43 AM

Thank you soooo much Maggie and Tony Malcom and Fleur.I am going to stop buying mixed packets of genus seed. ;D

Title: Re: Mystery Eryngium (Seaholly)
Post by: fleurbleue on June 10, 2011, 08:18:27 AM

Good idea Davey ; there is hardly ever anything very interesting in them  ;)