Eryngium planum | Blaukappe | Flat Sea Holly Wildflowers Verbascum don't last well as

Verbascum don't last well as cut flowers so they are best left in the garden

An excellent flower for cutting

Plants tend to hunker down over the winter especially in colder areas they are essentially deciduous but in milder climates we find that they can retain a small amount of foliage

There is simply no other book out there that demonstrates - both visually and with detailed recipes - how to create the type of floral arrangement that is ubiquitous in design publications these days

This is a really good looking is evergreen

Eryngium planum | Blaukappe | Flat Sea Holly Wildflowers Verbascum don't last well asEryngiums are hardy, full sun loving perennials that make a striking addition to dry, sunny borders and gravel gardens. They have thistle like flowers, made up of tiny flowers packed together in a tight cluster, surrounded by a ruff of spiny bracts, which are modified leaves. The flowerheads last well when cut and can also be dried. 'Blaukappe' (literally blue cap) is a tall growing cultivar to 90 cm tall and 40 cm wide, with small, electric blue