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Button eryngo

Eryngium yuccifolium

Button eryngo
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About Button eryngo

Button eryngo is a real treasure for any garden. This native wildflower produces charming little round flower heads that look like tiny buttons—hence the name! Butterflies and other pollinators absolutely love it, and it's a wonderful way to support the insects in your neighborhood. The plant has lovely spiky leaves that add interesting texture to any garden bed, and it blooms throughout the warm months, giving you color when you need it most.

Growing button eryngo is refreshingly simple. It's a perennial, which means it comes back year after year without extra fuss. Once established, it's quite tough and doesn't demand much pampering. Plant it where it gets good sunlight and decent drainage, water it while it's getting started, and then let it do its thing. You'll enjoy watching it thrive and attract wildlife to your yard.

Native to 40 states