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herbaceous layer
sea holly
eryngium planum
steel-blue thistle-heads over spiny ruffs — a drought-proof structural plant alive with bees, wasps, and beetles, and a long-lasting cut flower fresh or dried.
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pollinator forageinsectary
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full sun
moisture
dry
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sandy, sharp-draining, poor
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for sea holly — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
meadow sagesalvia pratensis→echinaceaechinacea purpurea→fennelfoeniculum vulgare→yarrowachillea millefolium→
see sea holly on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around sea holly
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- sea holly — the anchor
- herbaceous
- meadow sageechinaceafennelyarrow