Rattlesnake-Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Other names
Button Snake-Root
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, CT to FL West to MN, KS and TX
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Palmer-Kinne Dogwood Collection
Source of plant
Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Avant Gardens, Prairie Moon Nursery, Sunny Border Nurseries, Companion Plants
Description
Long, rather limp, blue-gray, spiny-margined leaves form rosettes 3' tall and 2' wide; flower heads aresparse but attractive, borne atop 4' tall stems in late summer; foliage is evergreen.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
notable texture, bee plant