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Eryngium yuccifolium

Rattlesnake Master (Button Snakeroot)

Unique, greenish-white flowers are shaped like a ball displayed over strap-like, blue-green basal foliage.

  • »  Creamy-green, spherical flowers
  • »  Strap-like, blue-green, basal leaves with bristled edges, 90 cm long
  • »  Semi-evergreen foliage
  • »  Bloom Time: Summer
  • »  Flower Height: 150 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 90 cm
  • »  Flower Size: 2.5 cm

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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:90-150 cm
  • Spread:60-75 cm
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Salt Tolerant
Flowering Time
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Blue
• Green
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Eryngium yuccifolium

Drought tolerant, it thrives in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. It has a taproot, so once established, it does not like to be disturbed.