Flower Power Friday.....Sea Holly

 

Quote of the Week......

 

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make

you something else

is the greatest accomplishment."

                                                      Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

This week's flower is the Sea Holly Eryngium planum

 

Growing the lovely Sea Holly will make any garden brighter.  The variety I have in my garden Eryngium planum grows about 2-3 feet tall.  Their stems and leaves are a beautiful silvery green and their flowers when in bloom June through September are a wonderful periwinkle blue, purplish blue color.  These flowers love sunny hot locations.  They prefer dry soil and are very low maintenance plants.  Because they have a taproot they are difficult to transplant so it is best to leave them where they are once established.

I actually have the Sea Holly with my Globe thistle (which I will feature in later "Flower Power Friday"). 

 

Interesting Facts.......

 

~This variety are Native to Central and Southeastern Europe to Central Asia.

~They are a member of the Carrot Family although they are not edible.

~They attract lots of bees and butterflies.

~They look fabulous in cut and dried flower arrangements.

 

 

Sea Holly Orb

 

The Sea Holly photograph above is also the Sea Holly Orb.

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

See you on Monday