A Texas native plant I saw at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. I should have
written down the name....such a beautiful color, and then it turns brown and is
still an interesting looking plant. It was very windy so I had a difficult time
getting a photo. My friend says she has some growing near her house, so I'm going
to try to get a better one.

Thanks to Laine I can now identify it. It is an Eryngium leavenworthii. Thanks, Laine
http://www.wildflower2.org/NPIN/Plants/Detail.asp?Scientific_Name=Eryngium%20leavenworthii