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Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

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ZONES  3-8 | Good to grow! Zone
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If you’re looking for a unique native pollinator plant, Rattlesnake Master is a must-have for your garden or meadow. It features fabulous architecture, yucca-like blue-green foliage, and masses of spiky white flowerheads that are teeming with bees and butterflies from late spring to late summer. Exceptional drought tolerance and deer and rabbit resistance make for the perfect low-maintenance perennial. (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Rattlesnake Master

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Description

Rattlesnake Master is a distinctive perennial that produces dense, thistle-like flowerheads. Tall flower stalks are highly branched, each bearing dozens of spherical flower clusters packed with tiny white florets. Spiky seed heads follow blooms, adding interest into the winter. The Xerces Society recognizes Rattlesnake Master as a plant of special value for native bees. Flowers attract long-tongued and short-tongued bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, and beetles. Rattlesnake Master is native to prairies throughout the eastern United States, from Maryland to Minnesota and south to Texas. It grows in diverse habitats from open, sandy woods to limestone glades and tolerates a variety of soils, however, good drainage is essential. Too much water or overly rich soil makes this plant flop. Due to a deep taproot, plants prefer not to be transplanted once established. Plant them in full sun and dry, well-drained soils in pollinator gardens, meadows, and rock gardens.

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Advantages
  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Late spring to late summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Dry
Soil Type
  • Average Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Sandy Soil
Mature Height
48-60" tall (4-5 ft)
Mature Spread
24-26" wide
Planting Depth
The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
Native To
North America - United States
Awards
2016 North Carolina Wildflower of the Year
Neonicotinoid Free
Yes
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