Eryngium yuccifolium 'Kershaw Blue' (Rattlesnake Master)

Sun to Part SunZone: 4-8 30" tall Origin: USA

(syn: E. yuccifolium A1SC-002) This great drought-tolerant garden perennial is native from CT south to FL, where it is found in thickets and open prairies...a similar habitat of junked cars. This offering is from a small population that I spotted in 2002, along the road in Kershaw Co., SC. Eryngiums aren't usually a plant that stops your eye at 55 mph, but this small cluster of four plants was so amazing that we came to a screeching halt thinking we had discovered a new species. The 2" wide powder-blue leaves were certainly the most dramatic that I'd ever seen on this species. In the garden, E. 'Kershaw Blue' forms an 18" tall x 18" wide clump that is topped with 30" tall flower spikes of tan, alien-like flowers in late summer. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)