Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

Eryngium alpinum 'Superbum' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

Eryngium alpinum 'Superbum'

Eryngium alpinum 'Superbum'

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Eryngium
Family: Apiaceae

About this plant

A robust, clump-forming perennial with erect branched stems and spiny, highly divided silvery-green leaves. Flowering in summer, it has large thimble shaped flower-heads with feathery and spiky silvery-blue bracts which can also be very attractive if left on the plant after the flowering period

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Will grow well in poor, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun avoiding wet winter conditions

Pruning

Cut back any dead foliage throughout the season and but leave spent flowers for winter interest. Cut flowers before they open for floristry purposes

Propagation

Propagate by seed, by root cuttings in late winter and by division in spring

Pests

May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, and slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to root rot and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesHedging ScreensGround CoverCottage InformalCity Courtyard

Planting Places

OutdoorIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years