Eryngium planum

Starting to turn blue

Buds forming

Mine are showing no sign of buds 😥

Aww @sadieberg I’m sure you will get some soon 🤞🏼 for yours to bud soon! Hoping mine turn blue .. with all the rain we’ve had here lately ⛈⛈

@Mary200631 woo coming along nicely! You might find it will turn blue on drier, sunny days. The buds will turn first 👍

Looking a little lob sided.. but love the branches coming out strong

Top is branching out.. hope it goes blue for me 🤞🏼🤞🏼

It looks really healthy. I found mine of these this before and accidentally cut some of the leaves off & then realised what I'd done! 🤦‍♀️ it'll have to start all over again now! 💙

Oh no @anges! This is my first time growing them.. I love the look... and hoping it might deter the neighbourhood cats jumping into the garden that way

My first time too - think I bought it in Morrisons really cheaply. I'm hopeful it will be ok, it looked healthy enough what was left of it! I'll look forward to seeing yours turn blue 😃💙

I got both of mine from wilko..one was poorly so didn’t pay full price either. Hope yours makes a comeback, I’m sure it will xx @anges 🤞🏼I’ll keep my eye out to see yours x

Looking better now the rain has held off

Not looking good because of last nights rain

2 stems on this now

@gardengimp is this what you mean?

Yes that's the start of it 😀👏 looks pretty strong @Mary200631

Ohh I can’t wait... just hope it turns blue now 😂 @gardengimp

😁 It'll get there! My username should be TheImpatientGardener, it'd be more fitting. Also conjures up better images than somebody gardening in a gimp suit 😂 @Mary200631

😂 I’m impatient when it comes to seeing things come to fruition.. but I do like watching as Mother Nature does her thing @gardengimp

🙌 Its great to watch 😀

This had a lot of bubbles I had to clean off.. but this one is further ahead than my other 3... not holding much hope for 2 alpine ones

@Mary200631 Bubbles? Should be nice, 4 together 👍

I’ve put them in different spots, but only these have come through up to now.. the bubbles had a bug in it, not sure what it is but guessing it wanted to eat my plant... never grown these before @gardengimp

@Mary200631 the bubbles are known as cuckoo spit made by a froghopper. They do no noticeable damage, they're virtually harmless ☺ #cuckoospit

Aww now I feel bad @gardengimp

@Mary200631 Naww he'll be alright 😀

Lol good, no doubt I’ll have one or more of his friends back in the garden sooner or later 😬 😂 @gardengimp

@Mary200631 😂😂 It looks like this plant will be sending up a flower spike soon by the way, possibly two 🙌

@gardengimp ooh do you think so 🤔 I hope so.. can’t wait to see it 😄thank you for letting me know

@Mary200631 no problem ☺ Yes, mine looked like yours a week or so ago. You will get a small green stem that will branch out and start to look bushier, and turn blue by mid summer of course 😊

I’m going to take a pic sideways on, can I tag you in it ? @gardengimp

Of course @Mary200631