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Eryngium agavifolium
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| Agave-leaved sea holly | ||||||||||||
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| This most unusual and exotic looking plant looks as though it should need a heated conservatory to survive, but it is in fact quite hardy. A straight stem topped with clusters of spiky, greenish-white flower heads grows from a pineapple-like rosette of fleshy, toothed leaves. The picture really does not do this plant justice - I'll try to take a better one next summer! | ||||||||||||
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| The trick with these seeds is to avoid heat, whch can deepen domancy. Sow outside in a sheltered spot, cold greenhouse or cold frame, on the surface of good quality compost, which should be kept damp and cold at all times, covering to their own depth with a little compost or fine vermiculite. Germination can take many months, so do not discard the pot. Transfer seedlings into individual pots and grow on until large enough to plant out. Tip: One of my cats broke a developing rosette off one of my plants this spring, so I potted it into a gritty compost and it soon rooted. |
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| Fuchsia fulgens | Zaluzianskya capensis | Pilosella Syn. Hieracium aurantiaca | Callistephus chinensis, Ex. single white | Eranthis hyemalis |
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