Bonehead's plant: Sea Holly (Eryngium planum)

Database link: Sea Holly (Eryngium planum)

Status: Have

Categorized under:
Perennial
Medicinal
Edible

Comments by Bonehead
2006 herb tall boys, 2012 moved to bitch corner. Crystallize roots as aphrodisiac and nerve tonic. Boil young shoots like asparagus. Leaves are edible. Root decoction useful for urethritis and cystitis. Dry flowers by cutting before fully opened. Deadhead as a clump when most are brown.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms early Jul - mid Jul

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