Eryngium (Apiaceae) BSWJ10392

strotheri

Our second collection of this rare Guatemalan high altitudinal species, which had not been recorded since the 19th century, until we found it growing at well over 3300m altitude on an extinct volcano near Quetzaltenango. Consisting of a basal rosette of wonderful pale mottled strap-like leaves, with a double row of stout spines along each margin and 1.5m tall stems bearing inflorescences of spiny flowers backed by large bracts. Best grown in a sunny to partly shaded spot in well drained soil that does not dry out. Syn. E. pectinatum.