Button snakeroot (Eryngium yuccifolium) is a perennial plant that can grow 50cm – 1.5m tall and 10cm – 50cm wide.
This plant has several common names including: button snakeroot, rattlesnake-master, rattlesnake’s master or button eryngo.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 2-5 years to reach full maturity.
Plant profile
Common name: button snakeroot, rattlesnake-master, rattlesnake’s master, button eryngo
Scientific name: Eryngium yuccifolium
Plant type: Perennials
Habit: Bushy
Height: 50cm – 1.5m
Spread: 10cm – 50cm
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Loam, Sand
Moisture: Well drained
Garden type: City & Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Informal Garden, Rock & Gravel Garden
Planting type: Flower borders and bedding
Seasonal colors
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How to plant Button snakeroot (Eryngium yuccifolium) – Crazytwoknobs, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cultivation profiles – Growing Button snakeroot (Eryngium yuccifolium) – Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
