Sea Holly
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 2-3 feet
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: June to September
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Bloom: steel blue, thistle-like flowers heads on tall, stiff,
branched, violet-blue stems above foliage mound
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Light: full sun
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Soil: very well-drained sandy soils;
tolerant of poor soils
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Moisture: dry
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Use: single specimen or grouping in
perennial borders, cut and dried flowers; excellent in sun-baked areas of the
landscape; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
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Care: low maintenance; deadhead to
preserve neat appearance; susceptible to sprawling and root rot in moist and
fertile soils (needs dry soils)
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: genus native to central and
southeastern Europe
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Notes: coarse clump-forming perennial;
basal rosette of deep green, deeply toothed leaves; deeply tap-rooted, so transplants poorly;
flowers attract pollinators; deer and rabbit resistant; salt tolerant
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Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Welcome Garden B159
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