Among the most attractive in the garden are the eryngoes - or Eryngium. Eryngoes, also called sea hollies, are perennial plants, occasionally annuals, with distinctive, bristly flower heads.

The plant blooms from early summer to early fall with the most profuse number of flowers in mid-summer. With a long tap root (it’s a member of the carrot family!), it’s drought-tolerant and ...

In my earlier years of gardening, I was attracted to and purchased unusual plants. Many of those didn’t survive beyond their ...