General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Plant Spread: 9 to 12 inches (23-30cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Variegated
Other: Evergreen in warmer winter areas.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Eryngo
  • Moroccan Sea Holly

Photo Gallery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: My garden, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 
Date: 2024-05-25
Eryngium variifolium
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2024-07-08
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2017-07-16
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Utrecht
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Utrecht
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2008
Location: Howick Hall Gardens, Northumberland, England, UK 
Date: 8 August 2023
Eryngium variifolium
Location: Howick Hall Gardens, Northumberland, England, UK 
Date: July 2020
Eryngium variifolium
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht
Date: 2017-09-30
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2024-07-08
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: Floors castle garden, Scotland
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: My Garden, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 
Date: June 2004
Eryngium variifolium
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-11-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-07-02

photo by ghislain118

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2008
Location: Floors castle garden, Scotland
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Variegated? by eclayne Jun 11, 2013 5:34 PM 0

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