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why does my Eryngium flower white when I have the blue vareity, I have 3 all bought at different time and they alll do the same. Soil is neutural to acid


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I'd like to see a photograph of them - there is, as far as I'm aware, no white variety of this plant.

9 Aug, 2010

 

Where they in flower when you bought them and was the flower blue then?

9 Aug, 2010

 

In my experience, the blue disappears when the weather is hot.

10 Aug, 2010

 

Not sure its ever hot enough here for that to happen - we've had roasting sun and temperatures of 31 deg C in London, but all the ones I grow are still blue...

11 Aug, 2010

 

I thought there was a possibility, mine did it at 35 deg. C. When it got to 38 deg., they died.

11 Aug, 2010

 

I'm not surprised - not sure I could cope with 38 any more either, lol!

11 Aug, 2010

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