General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: White, occasionally with a purplish tinge.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Water gardens
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Flies
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Common names
  • Eryngo
  • Rattlesnake-master
  • Rattlesnakemaster
  • Snakeroot
  • Rattlesnake master
  • Button-Snakeroot
  • Sea Holly
  • Button Snakeroot

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