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RE: eryngium

Thanks all. 

Now I recall seeing it in the White Flower Farm catalogue.  Isn't it
rather like a white "thistle" plant ?  Husband might have a "fit"
seeing it purposely in the garden.

Sincerely,       
Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
  
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 10/30/98 12:53 PM
> 
> For those who are interested in the above-mentioned plant, let me
tell you
> of my experience.  I ordered two plants from White Flower Farm.  I
received
> huge, healthy plants.  The first year they stayed little rosettes
and did
> not grow much.  This year, they grew to almost four feet and about
three
> feet wide.  They are supposedly biennial.  But, be careful about
where you
> put these!  The contrast of this plant in the border is wonderful;
the
> greyish-white leaves and "blooms" stand out.  The "blooms", and I
use the
> term loosely, are other-worldly.  I've never seen anything else
like them
> except for certain varieties of protea (sp?), which grows in Hawaii
(the
> Big Island).
> 
> Another thing to think about is that this plant has very sharp
edges to the
> leaves and the blooms are prickly.  Not nice to rub against this
plant in
> shorts, let me tell you.  But then again, this IS the rose list and
I'm
> sure all of us knows how to protect ourselves from thorns and such
ilk.
> I've placed these near some sea kale (botanical name?), which
supposedly
> will bloom in June with baby's breath-like blooms, but at a height
of five
> feet (again, I like the bloom contrast here).  I've also purchased
it from
> WWF.  This year was it's second and it still did not bloom, yet has
leaves
> a full 12" wide.  It is huge and I figured the two can duke it out
in the
> back of the border.
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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