{"product_id":"rattlesnake-master-eryngium-yuccifolium","title":"Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRattlesnake Master \u003cem\u003e(Eryngium yuccifolium)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRattlesnake Master is the prairie's most otherworldly plant — its yucca-like spiky leaves rising in a bold rosette, its spherical white flower heads hovering on branching stems like something from a science fiction landscape. It is a plant that makes people stop and ask \"what IS that?\" — and the answer is one of the most ecologically significant and culturally storied plants of the North American prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBotanical Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apiaceae (Carrot family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and central United States from New Jersey to Florida and west to Kansas and Texas; native to Louisiana's upland prairies and pine savannas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–5 feet tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e June–August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained, dry to average; drought-tolerant; tolerates poor soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrairie Movement \u0026amp; Ecological Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRattlesnake Master's spherical flower heads are among the most important pollinator resources in the prairie, attracting an extraordinary diversity of native bees, wasps, beetles, and flies — over 100 insect species have been documented visiting its blooms. It is a host plant for the Rattlesnake Master Borer Moth (\u003cem\u003ePapaipema eryngii\u003c\/em\u003e), a specialist moth found only where Rattlesnake Master grows. Its name derives from its traditional use by Indigenous peoples as a snakebite remedy — its roots were chewed and applied to bites, and it was carried as a protective talisman. The Meskwaki, Omaha, and other nations used it medicinally for a range of conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the Prairie Movement Strip\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003ePrairie Movement Strip | Wind, Pollinators \u0026amp; Motion\u003c\/em\u003e collection at Big Mamou Enterprises, Rattlesnake Master is the prairie strip's most dramatic architectural plant — bold, spiky, and absolutely alive with pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Mamou Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"4\"\/small","offer_id":49858964619504,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gal\/med","offer_id":49858964652272,"sku":null,"price":34.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 gal\/large","offer_id":49858964685040,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/7171\/5056\/files\/image_8fff4387-ed54-4316-a145-2103e2bf72d3.png?v=1779823732","url":"https:\/\/realtimecajun.com\/products\/rattlesnake-master-eryngium-yuccifolium","provider":"Big Mamou Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}