Eryngium eburneum La Pampa Crocanthemum Salvia chamaedryoides distinguishes itself from

Salvia chamaedryoides distinguishes itself from its other cousins discussed here in that its foliage is silvery-grey instead of green and its flowers are cobalt blue

but in our garden it has made a stunning deciduous clump 3' tall x 8' wide in 10 years

The flowers of calla lilies are of course very showy and dramatic

the 3' wide clump of deeply-scalloped green leaves has performed extremely well despite several weeks above 100 degrees F

The 2' wide clumps of large evergreen leaves are topped

Eryngium eburneum La Pampa Crocanthemum Salvia chamaedryoides distinguishes itself fromEryngium eburneum 'La Pampa' is a seed strain from Central Argentina, shared by Ohio plantsman, Curt Hanson. The spiky evergreen basal rosettes of glossy green leaves, are topped, starting for us in late June (NC), with sturdy 4' tall spikes of ivory flowers. We find these incredibly architectural in the summer garden. This collection is quite different from other collections we've offered before under that name, which turned out to be Eryngium