eryngo
Eryngium aquaticum
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry or moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Eryngo (Eryngium aquaticum) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy or loamy soil. The stiff, upright stems grow 3 to 4 feet tall and carry flowers in unique, globular heads. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Hardy hibiscus, and Big bluestem.
Native range
Eastern North America.