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Medicinal Uses: "Native Americans used a tea made from the roots to relieve diarrhea, painful urination, fevers, and kidney stones. It was also burned to revive unconscious patients. "
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Bloom Time July , August , September , October
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Herbaceous perennial. Native to eastern north America and Canada. The knobby and characteristically keeled root of this plant from Saskatchewan is a stimulating expectorant, used by the Native Americans as a treatment for pneumonia. There is a strong undercurrent of interest in growing this plant, due to continued demand and diminishing wild resources. Cultivation: Extra care. Sow in summer, fall, midwinter or very early spring for germination in the spring as the ground warms up. Transplant out...
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Origin: US NativeOther Common Names: Button Snakeroot, Button EryngoDuration: PerennialBloom Time: SummerHeight: 36 to 60Spacing: 15 to 18Light: Full SunSoil Moisture: MediumUSDA Zone: 4a-8bGermination: No pre-treatment needed. Sow seeds on soil surface at 70F and water.Seeds Per Oz: 7800A very unique and prickly wildflower, Rattlesnake Master adds a special texture and form to your prairie or wildflower garden. Spiked balls of white adorn stalks that tower over sword shaped leaves. The name...
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Rattlesnake Master - 2 LB. Wildflower Seed / Eryngium yuccifolium
Synonyms: Button Eryngo, Yucca-leaf Eryngo, Button Snakeroot Blooms in summer (July-Sept.). Range/habitat: CT south to FL, west to MN, KS and TX. Found in wet or dry prairies and woodland clearings. Culture/uses: full sun, dry to moist soils; makes interesting cut or dried flowers, Indians used fibers from the leaves and used the roots for medicinal purposes. Suitable for tallgrass prairie plantings. Germination information: state standard=40+D, has dormancy Seeds/lb.= 120,000. Planting rate...
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Liatris aspera , Rough Blazing Star or Button snakeroot, has showy deep rose-purple flower heads crowded on long spikes that grow up to 4 feet tall. As with other Liatris species, it makes an excellent cut flower. The flower nectar is a food source for butterflies and hummingbirds and the seeds are eaten by songbirds. These versatile plants look nice when planted with other Liatris species, Echinacea (Coneflower), Silene (Royal catchfly), and prairie grasses in a formal or naturalized meadow...
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Seeds are sold by the packet. Each packet contains well over 100 seeds. Seed orders are shipped when order is received. Most seeds are harvested in the October which is when there is the best availability
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Beautiful three-lobed, light-green leaves and purple berries. Combined with other female tonics, the root serves to prepare the uterus for birth, but should only be used at the end of the last trimester. Plant prefers deep shade and moist, fertile soil containing plenty of organic matter. Shy and demure, she grows in the deepest hollows of appalachia, with a more northerly distribution and increased cold tolerance over the classic forest medicinals such as goldenseal, virginia snakeroot, wild...
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Origin: US NativeOther Common Names: Closed Gentian, Gall Flower, Sampson's Snakeroot, Blind Gentian, Cloistered HeartDuration: PerennialBloom Time: FallHeight: 12 to 24Spacing: 9 to 12Light: Full Sun to Part ShadeSoil Moisture: MediumUSDA Zone: 3a-6bGermination: Sow seeds on moist soil surface at 70F for 1 month. Move to 30F for 1 month, then bring back to 50F.Seeds Per Oz: 264000Naturalizing over time, this perennial wildflower would be lovely in a shade garden or along a stream or pond! Clusters...
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Liatris pycnostachya , Prairie Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, or Button Snakeroot, grows 3 to 5 feet tall spikes of dense violet-lavender to rosy purple flower heads, which provide striking vertical form in the perennial garden. Prairie Blazingstar is easily grown in average well-drained soils and full sun yet also tolerates poor soils, drought, and summer heat. This plant looks well if planted in large sweeps in the meadow garden or individually in a formal garden. The showy flower is used...
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Origin: US NativeOther Common Names: Button Snakeroot, Thick-Spike Gayfeather, Blazing StarDuration: PerennialBloom Time: SummerHeight: 36 to 48Spacing: 18 to 24Light: Full Sun to Part ShadeSoil Moisture: Wet to MediumUSDA Zone: 3a-9bGermination: Fall plant or cold stratify for 2 to 3 months for best results. Sow seeds just below the soil surface at 70F and water.Seeds Per Oz: 10900Prairie Blazing Star is perhaps the tallest of the Liatris species, typically reaching heights of two to four feet...
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Origin: US NativeOther Common Names: Western Coneflower, Narrow-leaf Coneflower, Black Samson, Kansas Snakeroot, EchinaceaDuration: PerennialBloom Time: SummerHeight: 12 to 24Spacing: 12 to 18Light: Full SunSoil Moisture: DryUSDA Zone: 4a-8bGermination: Fall plant or cold stratify for 2 to 3 months for best results. Sow seeds just below the soil surface at 70F and water.Seeds Per Oz: 5500Narrow-Leaf Purple Coneflower is native to the US and is found especially in dry prairie areas. Often called...
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