mystery bulb
johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de (Thu, 12 May 2011 15:55:00 PDT)

Dear Elaine,

Looking at your pictures I first thought it was a Kniphofia in bud but
then, it could also be one of the South American Eryngiums. The
flowering structure looks like a bud and will be easier to identify when
more developed. Does the plant have a bulb or tuber? Or is it just
herbaceous?

greetings from Germany, Uli