Eryngium yuccifolium Eryngium yuccifolium

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Eryngium

  Species:

  yuccifolium

  Wildlife Value:

  Attracts pollinator insects, especially small butterflies

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Enhancement

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Native Plant

  Perennial

  Wildflower

• Flower:

  Flower Color:

  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.

• 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:

  Butterflies

  Pollinators