Close-up image of Eryngium Giganteum - 'Miss Willmotts Ghost' flowers - also known as Giant sea holly.
Ornate stems of decorative steel-blue cones surrounded by a collar of prickly, silvery grey bracts appear throughout summer above heart-shaped foliage. This rosette-forming perennial with spiny stems is short-lived but freely seeds itself in the garden. A great plant for a sunny, well-drained border and looks particularly fetching if planted in gravel. Supplied in 2-3 litre containers.
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Location: Iver, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jacky Parker / Alamy / Afripics
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