Eryngium maritimum - Sea holly

Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum) is a spiny, blue-grey evergreen perennial herb native to coastal sand dunes of Europe, including the Mediterranean region, valued for binding loose sand with its extensive root system.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Evergreen
• Perennial

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹
• Pollination¹

Footnotes

1. Eryngium maritimum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹