Plants: 6, "sea holly" (by relevance)
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Olearia macrodonta | shrub | 20ft (6m). Evergreen. Greyish, holly-like leaves with silvery undersides. Tiny, white, daisy-like flowers in June and July . | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun. Good hedging plant. | ||
Berberis darwinii | Darwin's Barberry | shrub | 20ft (6m). Evergreen. Small, holly-like leaves. Bright yellow-orange flowers in April and May, then blue berries. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, well-drained site. | |
Eryngium x oliverianum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Basal leaves are leathery, blueish grey with jagged edges. Big, blue, thistle-like flower heads, in August and September. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | |
Eryngium alpinum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (1m). Basal leaves are heart-shaped and glossy, with jagged edges. Purplish-blue floewr heads with blue bracts. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | |
ILEX genus | Holly | shrub, tree | c. 5-70ft (1.5-20m). Evergreen. Dark, glossy leaves with wavey, usually spined edges. Red or yellow berries. Poisonous. | Half-hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Single-sexed, so both sexes required for berries. Sun or shade. | |
Eryngium tripartitum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Forms clumps of glossy, dark green leaves. Small rounded, violet-blue flowers with greyish-blue bracts, from July to September. | Fully hardy. Tolerates sandy soils. Good for cutting and drying. |
Plants: 6, "sea holly" (by relevance)