Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master Pleasant Run Nursery
Photo by Pleasant Run Nursery

Rattlesnake Master

Species: Eryngium yuccifolium
  • An interesting oddity for unusual perennial beds. Grayish green spiny leaves from which spring its very tall flower spikes in July and August.

 

  • Booms are a pale silvery blue and look somewhat like round thistles

 

  • NATIVE Plant to Michigan – sought after by butterflies and bees in late July/August

 

  • Dry to medium sandy soils in full sun. Has a deep tap root so don’t disturb after planting

 

  • 5’ H x 3’ W

 

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https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eryngium-yuccifolium/

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