| Description | One of best Sea Holly with large steely-blue flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (e-RIN-ji-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry, never wet |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, does good in poor soil |
| Flowers | globular steel blue flower heads, 9-15 involucral of bracts, bracts create a collar under the flower, flowers start out green than change to blue, can be used as a dry flower |
| Leaves | leaves are alternate, stems leaves are sessile and deeply dissected, leaves silver |
| Roots | taproot |
| Dimensions | 18-24 inches tall, space 18-24 inches |
| Native Site | Species plant native to the European mountainous regions and the Balkan peninsula. |
| Cultivar Origin | The breeder was Wouter Ruigrok of Hillegom, Holland, first distributed by Blooms of Bressingham. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens (Kemper Center for Home Gardening) |
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