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Garden Diary
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The next time you are buying perennials please look for our helpful labels and blue pots, and remember "The best perennials come out of the blue"!
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Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master |
USDA Zone: 4-9 |
Plant number: 1.205.400
Quite different from the usual blue forms of Sea Holly, this one is a native North American wildflower. Plants form a low clump of grassy, yucca-like leaves, bearing tall stems of creamy-white flowers, like little golf balls, in mid to late summer. An unusual cut flower. Fits nicely into the sunny perennial border, but also a good candidate for more relaxed forms of gardening, like meadow plantings or gravel gardens. Tolerates moist or dry conditions. Attractive to butterflies.
Further details for
Eryngium yuccifolium
Optimal Growing
Conditions |
Appearance and
Characteristics |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Type
Normal or
Sandy or
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral or
Alkaline or
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average or
Dry or
Moist
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
White
Blooming Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Early Fall
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Specimen
Wild Flower
Height
90-120 cm
35-47 inches
Spread
30-60 cm
12-23 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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Disclaimer: This information is presented for reference only. This plant is not currently part of our Heritage Perennials lineup.
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