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Eryngium yuccifolium

$7.50

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rattlesnake master, button eryngo, button snakeroot

An architectural plant with yucca like blue green leaves 15 – 100 cm long, and 1 – 3 cm wide. The flower stem grows up to 1.8 meters tall with 10 – 40 ball shaped umbels of tiny florets of greenish white.  Summer flowering.

  • 9 cm pot

12 in stock

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Description

Common names: rattlesnake master, button eryngo, button snakeroot

Eryngium yuccifolium is an herb native to the tall grass prairies of central and eastern North America. As its species name suggests the plant has Yucca like blue green leaves 15 – 100 cm long, and 1 – 3 cm wide. Plants have a central taproot surrounded by thick fleshy fibrous roots.

The flower stem grows up to 1.8 meters tall with 10 – 40 ball shaped umbels of tiny florets of greenish white. A stunning architectural plant for a sunny border. Summer flowering. Loved by bees and butterflies.

  • 1.8 meters in flower
  • Good drainage essential
  • Drought tolerant
  • Full sun
  • 9 cm pot