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Eryngium yuccifolium |
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| Common name |
rattlesnake master |
| Family |
apiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-8) |
| Flowers |
white |
| Size |
2-3 ft |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
drought tolerant once established |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | early September |
Upright bluish-green spiky leaves, pom-pom flowers in late summer. Grows from strong tap-roots, and does not like to be transplanted.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Read about all the eryngium species in our garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Eryngium yuccifolium
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
- Seed from AHS '99/'00 exchange. 70F (14d) - 35F (14d) - 70F (33%G, starting 12d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (4w) - 70F (75%G, starting 4d)
Four weeks cold conditioning appears to be about right.
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