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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenflowers and showy seed heads
project typeurban and commercial
residential
ecosystem typegrassland
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
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Eryngium ovinum
blue devil
spiky clumping plant with striking blue/purple flowers |
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| origin | nsw, vic. qld, wa, act, sa |
| cultural notes | full sun, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | prune to remove spent seed heads |
| tolerates | frosts and long dry periods |
| flowering season | summer |
| flower colour | spikey blue-purple bracts borne on purple stems |
| foliage colour | narrow green spiny leaves |
| height | up to 0.4m |
| plant spacing | 10cm apart |
| recommended uses | excellent landscape plant for rockeries, mass plantings and floral arrangements |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av
Pialligo ACT 2609
t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006
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p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd
Wandella NSW 2550
t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256
p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550
abn 91 109 945 146
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