B and T World Seeds' reference number: 4955
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature Zone:6
Type of plant - perennial
Flower: SILVERY
Height in meters: 0.5

Common names for Eryngium campestre: (folk:candied for aphrodisiac 'kissing comforts',  (folk:kidney,bladder,nervousness),  Cardo Corredor,  Chardon- Roland,  Eryggion,  Eryngo,  Feld-Mannstreu,  Field Eryngo,  Sea Holly,  Strand Thistle, 

Eryngium campestre is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
19:   Everlasting and Dried Flower Seeds Australian and Other
36:   Herb Seed List Culinary Medicinal Dye and Aromatic
43:   Herbaceous Border Plant Seed List
44:   Cut flowers Commercial and other Recommended Varieties
65:   World Coastal Tree and Plant Seed List
77:   Central European Native and Introduced Plants
83:   Vegetable Seed List
163:   Entheogens Sacred and Psychotropic Species
169:   Sandy Soil Plant Seed List
185:   Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
231:  Apiaceae
706:  Umbelliferae
952:   Wholesale Selection

Germination guide
Eryngium campestre seeds will usually germinate in 5-90 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic. Normally will only germinate with light so surface sow. Sow Eryngium campestre seeds on the surface of a Well drained seed sowing mix at about 22°C.

Seeds will mostly germinate as the weather warms up in Spring, some may germinate during the Summer or Autumn but are more likely to stay dormant until the following Spring.