ERYNGIUM

ERYNGIUM LEAVENWORTHII 

Common names 

Eringo; Purple Thistle; 

We do not make the use of native plants that we ought. This Eryngium grows I to 3 feet high and is very plentiful in parts of Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas. In the tall it bears bright purple thistle like flowers. I am told that these dry nicely, retaining both their shape and their bright color. 

References:

1. The Mayflower 1904

2.THE BEST HARDY PERENNIALS FOR PRODUCING AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF CUT FLOWERS AND ALSO FOR FURNISHING AN EFFECTIVE DISPLAY OF BRIGHT COLOURS IN THE GARDEN CONTAINING FORTY EIGHT COLOURED PLATES BEING FAITHFUL DRAWINGS FROM NATURE OF POPULAR HARDY PERENNIALS ALSO FULL DESCRIPTIONS AND MANY PRACTICAL HINTS REGARDING CULTIVATION ARRANGEMENT ETC ETC BY FW MEYER LIVERPOOL BLAKE AND MACKENZIE SCHOOL LANE 1901