Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master is an upright native perennial with leathery lance-like blue green foliage and branched stems bearing cylindrical flower clusters.  The flower orbs coated in tiny fragrant white flowers bloom all throughout summer attracting a wide variety of pollinators.  Prefers full sun and average well-drained soil.  Drought and deer resistant.

Eryngium yuccifolium  is a host for two specialized moths, the seed-eating moth and the rattlesnake master stem-borer, and occasionally plays host for the black swallowtail butterfly.  It also attracts parasitic wasps that help take care of garden pests. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings.

COMPANION PLANTS: Blazing Star, Butterfly Weed, Goldenrod

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Eryngium yuccifolium kz2, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Sesamehoneytart, Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Sten Porse, Eryngium-agavifolium-habitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Eryngium yuccifolium kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.