On 29/8/08 00:45, in article , "Hibiscus"
wrote:


'Sacha[_3_ Wrote:
;813008']On 28/8/08 14:02, in article
, "K"
wrote:
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Sacha writes-
On 28/8/08 10:24, in article ,
"K"
wrote:-

Echium (sea holly relative) - don't know species/variety-

Are you sure about Echium, Kay? I associate that with the very tall
spires
of flowers we see in e.g. Tresco or sheltered gardens here. I thought
it
was Eryngium.-

Eryngium was what was in my brain, it just wasn't what came out of my
fingers!-

I'm all too familiar with that myself! The other day someone was
asking
about Coreopsis and for some reason a mental pic of Cassia jumped into
my
head.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

How do you differentiate "sea holly vs thistle"???

The common name for Eryngium is sea holly. What most people think of as
thistles are Echinops.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon