Eryngium eburneum La Pampa Woody Lilies In marginal winter climates

In marginal winter climates

The white leaf edge is strongest on the more mature leaves

Although Bauhinia forficata is a rainforest species

Although Adiantum caudatum emerges late here after a hard winter

is the reverse pattern of the popular Hosta 'Stitch in Time'

Eryngium eburneum La Pampa Woody Lilies In marginal winter climatesEryngium 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