| Description | A large spiny coarse plant with silvery flowers. Looks like a big thistle. |
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| Pronunciation | (er-RIN-jee-um)(jy-GAN-tee-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Biennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | green center elongated cone on top of 8-9 toothy silvery bracts |
| Leaves | spineless basal leaeves |
| Dimensions | 3 plus feet by 3 plus feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | may reseed in garden |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Caucasus Mountains |
| Misc Facts | Named for Ellen Willmott (1858-1934), a wealthy, eccentric English gardener who reputedly dropped seeds of this plant as she passed her neighbors' gardens. Eryngium is Greek meaning |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com) |
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