Eryngium x zabelii 'Violetta' Size:Approx. 0.5 litre pot they tolerate almost any soil

they tolerate almost any soil that isn't a pond and almost any situation from full-sun to almost full shade

great at the back of a border

Flowering occurs primarily in April

Ribes (ry-bees) is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere

However other species are available: Some flower in late spring or early summer after the leaves have emerged

Eryngium x zabelii 'Violetta' Size:Approx. 0.5 litre pot they tolerate almost any soilAbout this cultivar: Eryngium x zabelii 'Violetta' is a robust, clump forming perennial with erect branched stems and spiny, highly divided silvery green leaves. Flowering in summer, the thimble shaped flower heads have spiky intense violet blue bracts. Eryngium x zabelii cross between the alpinum and bourgatii species. Like alpinum its flower heads and leaves are a bit softer (softer bracts I think). Like bourgati it has deeply divided white veined