I bought this recently, sold to me as Eryngium (Blue Sea Holly) but it looks
nothing like the way the plant is meant to.

http://i4.tinypic.com/1042mmu.jpg

Is this what it's meant to look like at this stage? I know some plants are
very different as initial shoots to what they end up looking like and I
don't want to make an ass of myself by complaining unneccessarily!

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