Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake Master

With bold, sword-like leaves and spheres of silvery-green blooms, Rattlesnake Master brings a wild, architectural beauty to open meadows and prairie gardens. Its unusual flower heads glimmer in the summer light, drawing in native bees and butterflies—especially the dazzling Swallowtails that favor its nectar.

This tough native thrives in full sun and dry, rocky soils where few others dare to grow. Once rooted, it stands resilient through drought and wind, a sentinel of the prairie that reminds us how strength and grace can share the same stem