- Bloom Time: July – Sept.
- Bloom Color: White
- Height: 3 – 5 feet
- Sun: Full
- Soil: Medium
Eryngium yuccifolium
Caterpillar food for
Stem-borer Moth (Papaipema eryngii), Flower Feeding Moth (Coleotechnites eryngiella)
Attracts these pollinators:
Red-Shouldered Pine Beetle (Stictoleptura canadensis), Banded Long-Horn Beetle (Typocerus sp.), Wedge-Shaped Beetle (Macrosiagon sp.), Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus sp.), Soldier Fly (Odontomyia sp.), Yellow-Faced Bee (Hylaeus sp.), Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.), Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus), Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.)
Photo credit: By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121664903