Amethyst Sea Holly 'Sapphire Blue' (Eryngium amethystinum)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) May 11, 2005

Amethyst Sea Holly 'Sapphire Blue'
Eryngium amethystinum

The blooms have now opened (2 weeks or so after 1st photo) and the spikey sepals have started turning blue. The stems are turning blue also.

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imway2dumb Gordonville, TX(Zone 7b) Jul 02, 2005

That is a striking plant, Hazel. Is it a Texas native?

John

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 03, 2005

This is not a Texas native plant. Listed below are some Eryngium that I think are. Some are annuals, some are biennials and some are perennials. I find them all quite interesting:
Eryngium eryngo
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=ERYNG
Eryngium diffusum
http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/Forbhtml/Forbs1-50/F173.JPG
Eryngium heterophyllum
http://sanangelo.tamu.edu/agronomy/newsltr/pictures/wright_eryngo_eryngium_heterophyllum_01.jpg
Eryngium hookeri
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/hdwimages1/erynho1.jpg
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/hdwimages1/erynho2.jpg
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/LCP/LCP197.JPG
Eryngium integrifolium
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/hdwimages2/hdwt4-59.jpg
Eryngium leavenworthii
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/fa05/fa05016.jpg
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/fa05/fa05017.jpg
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mbierner/bio406d/images/pics/api/eryngium_leavenworthii.htm
Eryngium nasturtiifolium - couldn't locate a good photo
Eryngium prostratum - creeping groundcover
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/mi05/mi05047.jpg
http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueopp/Eryngium_prostratum_page.html
Eryngium yuccifolium
http://images.google.com/images?q=Eryngium%20yuccifolium%20&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wi
http://www.floridata.com/wallpaper/jpg/Eryngium_yuccifolium800.jpg

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imway2dumb Gordonville, TX(Zone 7b) Jul 03, 2005

If I had read your comments for this plant I wouldn't have asked if it was a Texas native but then, I wouldn't have this great list similar natives either. Thanks!

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 03, 2005

My pleasure ... I'll let you if and when I need to thin them out.

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