Life Cycle
Perennial
Water Requirement
Dry
Moderate
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Max Height
5 ft
Price
$11.95

Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium, is a beautiful Florida native noted for its showy white/green flowers and interesting foliage. It can be used as an accent plant giving a more wildflower look to any landscape. It prefers full sun-part shade and wet soils. It attracts a wide range of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Other common names include Button Snakeroot and Yucca-leaf Eryngo.

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How to care for Rattlesnake Master

Light. Plant in full sun. In too much shade, or very rich soil, the stems may flop and need staking.

Water. Water regularly while it establishes. It grows naturally in moist to wet soil and tolerates only short dry periods, so keep it watered in long dry spells.

Soil and feeding. Adapts to many soils, including sand and shallow rocky ground, and grows in nutrient-poor soil. It needs little or no feeding.

Size. Leaves form a clump about 1–2 ft tall; flower stalks rise to about 5 ft.

Pruning. Leave stems standing through winter for interest. It may self-seed.

Good to know. A Florida native of wet pinelands and flatwoods. Bees, wasps, butterflies and other insects visit the flowers. Leaves end in stiff spines, so keep it away from walkways. It has little tolerance for salty wind.