On 30th November Scotland celebrates their patron saint, St. Andrew, with a day of music, food and dance which naturally includes wearing buttonholes of Scotland’s floral emblem, the thistle.
Wild thistles are a bit short on the ground in November, so thank goodness for Eryngium, the florist’s ‘go to’ bloom for any Scottish related event that requires its national flower. Reliable, long-lasting and available all year round, Eryngium can be bought in shades of silvery blue, off-white, cobalt blue and even a deep purple.
Know your Eryngium
Dutch flower grower Marginpar are one of the biggest suppliers of Eryngium, their ‘Questar’® series, named after stars, constellations and planets, is grown on their flower farms in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Kenya and sells across the globe.
