Blue Devil
Eryngium ovinum
Multi-stemmed plant to 50 cm tall and 50 cm wide, with stiff widely branched stems. The stems grow from a tuft of prickly leaves. Flowerheads are blue and star-like, held on the ends of the stems.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Former Scientific Name | E. rostratum |
| Distinctive Features | Spiky many-stemmed rigid erect plant with spherical bright blue spiny flower heads. |
| Biology | Perennial. Very hardy and drought-tolerant. Dies back in autumn to a rootstock and reshoots in winter. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Dec-Jan |