Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Type: Perennial
Source: Native
Bloom Period: Summer
Color: Green
Soils: Dry to Medium Soil Moisture
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 4’ - 5’
Rattlesnake Master is a 3' to 5' tall native perennial with terminal clusters of 1" wide balls of tiny greenish white flowers. Most of the leaves are basal and the few stem leaves are narrow with spiny margins similar to Yucca. This plant grows best in dry to medium soils, producing a deep tap root for drought protection, and prefers full sun sites. The eye-catching unique structure of Rattlesnake Master, also known as Button Snakeroot, make it highly desirable to gardeners as accent plants in borders, native plant gardens, and wildflower meadows. Rattlesnake Master is easy to establish from seed and is an excellent pollinator conservation species. Rattlesnake Master attracts bumble bees, yellow-faced bees (Hylaeus spp.), sweat bees (Lassioglossum spp.), multiple beetles and dozens of fly species. The plant is also a host for the Eryngium stem-borer moth (Papaipema eryngii) - a candidate for endangered species listing, and the flower feeding moth (Coleotechnites eryngiella).
Eryngium yuccifolium
Type: Perennial
Source: Native
Bloom Period: Summer
Color: Green
Soils: Dry to Medium Soil Moisture
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 4’ - 5’
Rattlesnake Master is a 3' to 5' tall native perennial with terminal clusters of 1" wide balls of tiny greenish white flowers. Most of the leaves are basal and the few stem leaves are narrow with spiny margins similar to Yucca. This plant grows best in dry to medium soils, producing a deep tap root for drought protection, and prefers full sun sites. The eye-catching unique structure of Rattlesnake Master, also known as Button Snakeroot, make it highly desirable to gardeners as accent plants in borders, native plant gardens, and wildflower meadows. Rattlesnake Master is easy to establish from seed and is an excellent pollinator conservation species. Rattlesnake Master attracts bumble bees, yellow-faced bees (Hylaeus spp.), sweat bees (Lassioglossum spp.), multiple beetles and dozens of fly species. The plant is also a host for the Eryngium stem-borer moth (Papaipema eryngii) - a candidate for endangered species listing, and the flower feeding moth (Coleotechnites eryngiella).
Eryngium yuccifolium
Type: Perennial
Source: Native
Bloom Period: Summer
Color: Green
Soils: Dry to Medium Soil Moisture
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 4’ - 5’
Rattlesnake Master is a 3' to 5' tall native perennial with terminal clusters of 1" wide balls of tiny greenish white flowers. Most of the leaves are basal and the few stem leaves are narrow with spiny margins similar to Yucca. This plant grows best in dry to medium soils, producing a deep tap root for drought protection, and prefers full sun sites. The eye-catching unique structure of Rattlesnake Master, also known as Button Snakeroot, make it highly desirable to gardeners as accent plants in borders, native plant gardens, and wildflower meadows. Rattlesnake Master is easy to establish from seed and is an excellent pollinator conservation species. Rattlesnake Master attracts bumble bees, yellow-faced bees (Hylaeus spp.), sweat bees (Lassioglossum spp.), multiple beetles and dozens of fly species. The plant is also a host for the Eryngium stem-borer moth (Papaipema eryngii) - a candidate for endangered species listing, and the flower feeding moth (Coleotechnites eryngiella).