{"product_id":"eryngium-sea-holly","title":"Eryngium (Sea Holly)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew plants offer the electric, metallic intensity of Sea Holly. \u003cem\u003eEryngium planum\u003c\/em\u003e produces a candelabra of branching stems, each tipped with a thimble-sized cone surrounded by a spiky silvery-blue ruff that turns a vivid, shimmering steel-blue in full summer sun — the stronger the light, the deeper and more metallic the colour becomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltra-hardy (H7), drought-tolerant, and providing hundreds of stems that last two weeks fresh or indefinitely when dried. Thrives in poor, lean soil — do not over-feed. Approximately 150 seeds per packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEryngium planum — Hardy Perennial (H7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 90cm | Flowers: July–September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors February–April; may need cold stratification if slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun; poor, sharply drained soil — hates waterlogging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not move once established — deep taproot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutstanding for cutting fresh and drying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it with Echinacea purpurea for a late-summer combination of steel-blue spikes and drooping pink petals that is one of the great pollinator borders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55647649628545,"sku":"ERY-PLN","price":2.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/8865\/5489\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_7e5fkw7e5fkw7e5f.png?v=1778266927","url":"https:\/\/countrygardens.co.uk\/products\/eryngium-sea-holly","provider":"English Country Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}