PlantsFlowers
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Spiny silver yucca leaves and white balls
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- Plants or seed.
- When to plant
- Plant May or September.
In the design
A signature Chicago prairie plant. Wet clay in winter is the thing that kills it, not the cold.
Handle with care
Leaves are sharp. Don't put it on a path a kid runs.
