Eryngium yuccifolium
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- er-RIN-jee-um yuk-ki-FOH-lee-um
- Description
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Rattlesnake Master is an herbaceous perennial native to areas of the central US and distributed across many eastern US states. The species won the 2016 Wildflower of the Year for its attractive & unusual foliage & flowers.
This plant was selected as the 2016 NC Wildflower of the Year, a program managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden with some financial support from the Garden Club of North Carolina.
Habitat: Var. synchaetum: Wet savannas, especially those over calcareous clay soils; var. yuccifolium: Diabase barrens and glades, olivine barrens, rocky woods, 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.
Great for use in perennial borders, open woodland, naturalized areas, and pollinator gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Pinehurst Greenway Pollinator Habitat Garden, Moore County
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Var. synchaetum
wet savannas - var. yuccifolium
- Var. synchaetum
- Var. synchaetum, var. yuccifolium
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Var. synchaetum
wet savannas - var. yuccifolium
- Var. synchaetum
- Var. synchaetum, var. yuccifolium
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Eryngium
- Species:
- yuccifolium
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- U. S. native
- 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.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Wildflower
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Stems that hold the flowers have opposite arrangement. The white, small (a bit acorn, button, or ball shaped) shaped flowers are composed of many tiny parts, tightly packed in globular heads. They have a sweet smell and attract pollinators. They bloom from June to August.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are long and narrow, looking somewhere between a weed, corn stalk, and tulip leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators