Rock garden plants Eryngium  variifolium Coss.   
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus species var.Eryngium  variifolium Coss. 
Territory NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
rocks
Description basal leaves orbiculate to cordate, 5-10cm, dark shiny green, with conspicuously white venation, floral head subspherical with lanceolate, spinose, white bracts
Size30-40cm
Colorgreyish-blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
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