Eryngium pandanifolium
| Eryngium pandanifolium | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 8' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Meadows | |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Eryngium pandanifolium
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in early autumn on the surface of a well-drained compost in a cold frame[1]. The seed can also be sown in spring. It usually germinates in 5 - 90 days at 20°c. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in early spring or autumn. Take care since the plant resents root disturbance[1].
Root cuttings in autumn or winter[1].
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position[2]. Prefers a light sandy soil but tolerates most soil types including lime and poor gravels[1]. Plants can be grown in quite coarse grass, which can be cut annually in the autumn[3].
Plants should be put in their final position whilst small since they resent root disturbance[1].
A very ornamental plant[2], it is not very hardy outdoors in Britain but has survived temperatures down to -10°c when grown in a very well-drained soil and a sheltered position[1].
Range: S. America - Brazil to Argentina. Naturalized in S.W. Europe.
Habitat: Banks of ditches in Portugal.
Usage: A fibre is obtained from the leaves and is used for cordage[4].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, beetles
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.