Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Star' blooms from midsummer to early fall with cone-shaped, metallic blue flowers surrounded by soft, feathery bracts. It makes a good companion plant for ornamental grasses and other perennials. The flowers attract butterflies .
Eryngium 'Blue Star' is stunning in the garden, and it is wonderful for cutting . It was bred for the cut flower industry.
Eryngium alpinum is a long-lived perennial, native to the Balkans. Blue Star was introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 1974. It is drought tolerant and deer resistant . Hardy in zones 4-9.