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Rattlesnake master |
Also called: Snakeroot |
| Botanical name: | Eryngium yuccifolium |
| Amount | 1/8 oz | 1/4 oz | 1/2 oz | 1 oz | 1 lb |
| Price | 2.03 | 2.90 | 4.35 | 5.80 | 87.00 |
| Individual plants | 18 plants | 36 plants |
| $3.50 | $3.25 | $3.00 |
| Attracts: | Honeybees. |
| Bloom time: | From July through September. |
| Range: | Throughout the tall grass prairie, north and west to Minnesota. |
| Sunshine: | Full sun |
| Moisture: | Fairly wet to fairly dry. |
| Soil types: | Sandy loam best. |
Suggested seed treatment: You should provide 60 days of cold moist stratification. Many prairie wildflower seeds benefit by moist cold stratification, some require it to germinate. Seed that you purchase from Oak Prairie Farm has not received cold moist stratification.
Direct planting tips: Plant seed in desired location in 1/4 inch deep soil, and firm.
Transplants: If you grow transplants from our seed: transplant one year old plants while dormant in spring or fall, trim long roots, plant with buds just below the soil surface, space 1 to 2 feet apart.
Companion prairie plants: Round headed bush clover, Purple coneflower, Sweet black eyed Susan, Big bluestem, Indian grass.
Comments: Native Americans thought that Rattlesnake master was an antidote for rattlesnake bites.
