Eryngium Blue Hobbit

Customers living on the coast or in dry locales love the bold color and uniquely shaped flowers of Blue Hobbit Eryngium. Wherever you do business, a substantial planting of this unusual cultivar will turn heads and garner plenty of attention. Amazing steel-blue blooms cover dwarf, 10-12" tall plants with a reliable free-flowering habit for several months in summer. It is a wonderful choice for brightening up rock gardens, seasonal borders or mixed perennial arrangements (both fresh and dried). Blue Hobbit is dependably drought tolerant and highly attractive to butterflies and pollinators.

Hardiness Zones 3-9
Mature Height 10 - 12 inches
Bloom Time Early to late summer (Jun-Aug)
Light Requirements Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Ship AsNO.1 Bare Root
Deer Resistant
Cut Flower
Container Friendly
Attracts Pollinators

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Botanical Name: Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'

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SKU: #71393

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Restricted States US:
AE AK GU HI PR VI
Botanical Name:
Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'
Ship As:
Bare Root
Size:
NO.1
Suggested Uses:
Borders, Bouquets, Container Gardening, Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers, Perennializing, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant, Attract Pollinator, Drought Tolerant

Flower Color:
Blue
Flower Form:
Thistle-like flowers, 1-1.5" in diam.
Foliage Type:
Dark green basal leaves which are elliptic to oblong in shape. Leaves form a rosette.
Mature Spread:
15 - 18 inches
Spacing:
15 - 18 inches

Growing Tips

Planting Instructions:
Soak the roots for about half an hour before planting. Loosen soil well before planting. Plant with the eyes (sprouts) just below the soil. Firm soil and water well after planting.
Soil Moisture:
Well drained
Will Tolerate:
Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Pruning Instructions:
Not needed. Flower heads are also attractive in winter. In early spring the old stems can be cut back.

Winter Care:
Mulch +/- 2"
Planting Depth:
Plant with the eyes (sprouts) just below the soil.
Watering Requirements:
Low to average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater.
Fertilization Requirements:
Once per year
Special Care:
Not needed

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K. van Bourgondien times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America.

We take advanced orders, and as the crops are harvested, our staff of K. van Bourgondien experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.

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Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

Bulbs and Bareroot
Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A-5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6A	3/24/25 -5/30/25	5/26/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7B-8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
8B-9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
9B-11B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25

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