Blue eryngo
Eryngo with blue flower heads in midsummer and plentiful nectar; known in Eastern Europe as a valuable summer honey plant.
- Nectar
- Good
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 0,4-1 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Blue eryngo is a perennial that grows from Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia in steppe, sandy grassland and dry woodland edges; it is also grown in gardens as an ornamental. Its small blue-amethyst flower heads consist of many flowers and secrete plenty of nectar. Russian and Ukrainian beekeeping sources describe it as a good summer honey plant. Thanks to its deep roots it keeps flowering in dry periods too.
Flowering
From July to September, for about 6-8 weeks.
Honey and pollen
Monofloral honey is not common; it contributes to the mixed summer honey of steppe regions.
Note for the beekeeper
It is not common in Turkey; it can be planted in gardens as a drought-tolerant ornamental. On poor, well-drained soils it is long-lived; it is a low-maintenance summer plant that can be recommended for bee gardens.