Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost)
Eryngium giganteum blooms in late summer with cone-shaped, green flowers above spiny, silver-gray bracts. The foliage is attractively marbled. It makes a good companion plant for ornamental grasses and other perennials.
Eryngium 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' is stunning in the garden, and it's a terrific dried or cut flower . According to legend, the famous English plantswoman, Miss Ellen Willmott, secretly sprinkled these seeds in the gardens she visited. It self-sows nicely. Drought tolerant .