Erinacea
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| Species: | E. anthyllis
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Erinacea anthyllis, blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to stony mountainous places in the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and Morocco. It is a dwarf, spiny, evergreen shrub growing to a dome shape 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide. It has dense foliage, and lilac coloured pea-like flowers in late spring and early summer.
The Latin specific epithet anthyllis highlights the plant's similarity to the related kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria.[2]
Cultivation
Erinacea anthyllis is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is best grown in sun, in sharply-drained alkaline soil which reproduces the limestone of its native habitat. Once established, it is extremely long-lived.[3][4]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
Gallery
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Montsec de Rúbies, foothills of the Pyrenees -
Close-up of flowers -
Graell de Roca Alta, Montsec
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References
- ^ "Erinacea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "Alpine Garden Society - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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