Rattlesnake Master Seeds / Eryngium yuccifolium
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$5.00
Original price
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$5.00
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$5.00
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Along with its interesting name, this plant brings in an amazingly diverse set of native insects. It also has beautiful structure and eye-catching blooms, can handle drier soil and is generally an adaptable and tough plant in the garden, which is fascinating since it hails from the carrot family. The species name reflects the nature of its yucca-like foliage.
It has enough visual interest that it can be planted as a lone specimen, with multiple plants clustered together, or you can even plant it along a gravel path in the garden. We have found it to be easy to plant from seed and is very grass-like in its seedling stage.
Approximate Seeds Per Packet: 100
Germination: Easy
Lifecycle: Perennial
Sunlight: Full
Soil Moisture: Moist, Medium, Dry
Height: 4
Bloom Period: June-August
Bloom Color: White
USDA Zones: 4-9
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Larval Host For: Black Swallowtail, Rattlesnake-Master Borer Moth
Seed Planting/Germination Key
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, dark place prior to planting.
Rule of thumb for depth of planting: The maximum depth should generally be half the width of the seed, but many wildflower seeds will germinate well if sown on the surface.
Easy: Generally germinates within 5 to 30 days with no need for cold pretreatment. Keep potting mix or soil consistently moist during the germination period.
Cold(30): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 30 days or outside in late winter.
Cold(60): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 60 days or outside in mid-winter.
Cold(90); Outdoors: Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 90 days or outside in late fall or early winter. The best route is to plant these outdoors in either a pot or directly on the soil.