Eryngium alpinum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Eryngium alpinum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Eryngium alpinum, Linn. Height 12 ft., bluish above, from a thick root: radical Lvs. deeply cordate-triangular, acuminate, coarsely double-crenate; st.-lvs. round- cordate, often 3-lobed at the apex or palmatifid: head globose-cylindrical, about 1 in. long; involucral bracts 12-18, lance-oblong, rigid, multifid; fls. many; sepals ovate-lanceolate; petals somewhat rectangular. Eu. B.M. 922. G.C. III. 53:139. G.M. 46:136. Gn.W. 21:278. G.W. 3:576; 15, p. 478. R.H. 1876, p. 113. Gn. 46:523.—There is a white variety. Prized for the attractive blue color of the heads and upper part of the plant. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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