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Eryngium yuccifolium
This funky wildflower is native to a few hundred miles southwest of Maine, but we love growing it here on the farm for its unique foliage and seed heads. Native Americans historically used it as a treatment for snakebites, hence the common name. The spiky clustered flowerheads give the appearance of a thistle, but this plant is a member of the Apicaceae family along with garden-variety carrots. The flowers attract many small pollinators and the seeds feed birds in the winter months. Give this plant some space and it will quickly become the star of a prairie garden.
Hardiness: Zone 4-9
Soil: Medium wet to medium dry
Light: Mostly Sunny
Options:
Bare Root Plant
Eryngium yuccifolium
This funky wildflower is native to a few hundred miles southwest of Maine, but we love growing it here on the farm for its unique foliage and seed heads. Native Americans historically used it as a treatment for snakebites, hence the common name. The spiky clustered flowerheads give the appearance of a thistle, but this plant is a member of the Apicaceae family along with garden-variety carrots. The flowers attract many small pollinators and the seeds feed birds in the winter months. Give this plant some space and it will quickly become the star of a prairie garden.
Hardiness: Zone 4-9
Soil: Medium wet to medium dry
Light: Mostly Sunny
Options:
Bare Root Plant