Eryngium planum Blue Hobbit

Culture guide

Usage

Plants for the border, attractive for bees and butterflies

Sow time

November-March for green pots, July-September for flowering in pots the following year

Sowing method

4-5 seeds per plug

Germination

Germinate at 62-75 F (22-24 C) for 7-10 days under lights. Sow in a well-drained media and cover lightly.

Growing on

Transplant into well-drained media with pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Grow on at 60-70 F (15-21 C). Fertilize at 50-100 ppm nitrate nitrogen after initial transplant increasing to 100-150 ppm once plants are well established.

Media

Use a well-drained, growing perennial substrate, pH: 6.0-7.5. Field: humus, sandy loamy soils with good drainage.

Temperature

Grow at 15-18 C or outdoors. In winter indoors frost free at 3-5 C or outdoors. Outdoor fleece cover needed. In spring the plants start to grow at 12-18 C or outdoors at ambient conditions. The containers can be stored in cold storage at -1 C and set up in intervals for forcing afterwards.

Fertilization

High fertilization levels are required.

Information copied from the breeder.
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