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

each with a purple-flecked lip

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

a cross of H

The clumps are topped in mid-April (NC) with short spikes

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