Scientific Name:	Eryngium variifolium
Pronunciation:	ur-IN-jee-um var-ee-ih-FOE-lee-um
Common Name:	marble-leaf sea holly, Moroccan sea holly
Family Name:	Apiaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Leaves mostly basal (also on branched stems), rounded, white veined; flowers silvery-blue with narrow, spiny silver bracts.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Spreading Form: Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Leathery, Prickly Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Cordate Margins: Incised, Serrate, Spinose Additional Info: Leaves variegated, marbled with white veins

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Head-like, Umbel Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, Blue, Silver Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep Additional Info: subtended by sharp pointed pale blue bracts

Fruit Type: Schizocarp, Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed, Division - above ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed Location Map

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