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Resources < Wildlife Habitats < Native Plants < Native Plant Database < Eryngium yuccifolium
A striking plant in the prairie or meadow garden, Rattlesnake Master provides boldness and structure. The yucca-like leaves are a pretty glaucous-blue, and are topped by nectar-rich, greenish white flower balls in mid-summer. The flowering stems, which can reach 4', add drama to a loose arrangement of wild cutflowers in a bushel baske.
Apiaceae
1", white balls appear from July to August. Seeds ripen in late summer. 3' strap-like leaves with slight marginal spines.
3' x 2'
Full sun.
Average garden soil.
Flowers attract butterflies and beneficial insects. Various birds feed on seeds. Host plant for black swallowtail.
Found in post oak woods, meadows, bogs, marshes, coastal flatwoods, and in floodplains.
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