Eryngium planum | Blaukappe | Flat Sea Holly Wildflowers The leaves are also particularly

The leaves are also particularly attractive being a mid-green and textured

and also think bunches of seed heads look great in a vase

Verbascum don't last well as cut flowers so they are best left in the garden

A covering of mulch helps with retaining moisture

the business of bees and pollination

Eryngium planum | Blaukappe | Flat Sea Holly Wildflowers The leaves are also particularlyEryngiums are hardy, full sun loving perennials that make a striking addition to dry, sunny borders and gravel gardens. They have thistle like flowers, made up of tiny flowers packed together in a tight cluster, surrounded by a ruff of spiny bracts, which are modified leaves. The flowerheads last well when cut and can also be dried. 'Blaukappe' (literally blue cap) is a tall growing cultivar to 90 cm tall and 40 cm wide, with small, electric blue