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Eryngium yuccifolium

Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling
er-RIN-jee-um yuk-ki-FOH-lee-um
Description

Habitat: Var. synchaetum: Wet savannas, especially those over calcareous clay soils; var. yuccifolium: Diabase barrens and glades, olivine barrens, pine savannas, pine flatwoods over loamy or clay soils, prairies, other open sites with at least periodic moisture, generally in sites showing some prairie affinities

2016 Wildflower of the Year (straight species). Attractive & unusual foliage & flowers.

 

 

Cultivars / Varieties:
  • Var. synchaetum
    wet savannas
  • var. yuccifolium
Tags:
#white#perennial#white flowers#wildflowers#native perennial#NC native#summer flowers#native garden#pollinator plant#native wildflower#NC Native Pollinator Plant#food source nectar#food source pollen#coastal FAC#Piedmont Mountains FAC#butterfly friendly
 
In the summer.
In the summer. Susan Shrine CC BY 2.0
Eryngium yuccifolium
Aaron Carlson CC BY-SA 4.0
Eryngium yuccifolium
Joshua Mayer CC BY-SA 4.0
Eryngium yuccifolium
Joshua Mayer CC BY-SA 4.0
Eryngium yuccifolium
Eleanor CC BY-NC 4.0
Flower
Flower Kathleen Moore CC BY 2.0
Form
Form Kathleen Moore CC BY 2.0
Leaf
Leaf Kathleen Moore CC BY 2.0
Summer
Summer Susan Strine CC BY 2.0
in the landscape (to the right) in Moore County in summer
in the landscape (to the right) in Moore County in summer Susan Strine CC BY 2.0
In the fall
In the fall Susan Strine CC BY 2.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • Var. synchaetum
    wet savannas
  • var. yuccifolium
Tags:
#white#perennial#white flowers#wildflowers#native perennial#NC native#summer flowers#native garden#pollinator plant#native wildflower#NC Native Pollinator Plant#food source nectar#food source pollen#coastal FAC#Piedmont Mountains FAC#butterfly friendly
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Eryngium
    Species:
    yuccifolium
    Family:
    Apiaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Wildlife Value:
    Attracts pollinator insects, especially small butterflies
    Play Value:
    Attracts Pollinators
    Wildlife Food Source
    Dimensions:
    Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 12 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Native Plant
    Perennial
    Wildflower
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Drainage:
    Moist
    Occasionally Dry
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Blue
    White
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Summer
    Flower Description:
    Stems that hold the flowers are have opposite arrangement. The white, small (a bit acorn, button, or ball shaped) shaped flowers are composed of many tiny parts. They bloom from June to August.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Leaves are long and narrow (looking somewhere between a weed, corn stalk, and tulip leaves).
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Butterfly Garden
    Native Garden
    Pollinator Garden
    Attracts:
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Pollinators