Eryngium agavifolium

Eryngium agavifoliumBuy 1 for $13. 00 Buy 5 for $55. 00 Sharply toothed, but still relatively soft, crisp green strap like foliage provides a wonderful foliage contrast. Often grown just for its foliage. In late Summer and early Autumn green spears appear through the foliage and rise to 1 1. 5m with greenish white thimble shaped thistle like flowers. Unique in many ways, Eryngium agavifolium mixes well with ornamental grasses, sedums and agapanthus. Requires good winter

Tolerant of all soil types

The one that nearly got away

80cm high when flowering

It can reach over 150cm in good soil

Best cut back in January for an even flowering

green leaves with pencil-like edges

contrasting with the foliage of most other plants

We have grown this native grass in our stock beds for the past three years

'Prairie Blues' thrives in heat and drought

which fade to a golden orange

After many years of growing this Panicum we have decided to give it a name

rich dark violet flower spikes are produced evenly across the plant