Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Low water use This slow growing Agave forms

This slow growing Agave forms a compact rosette of silver-blue leaves that have marginal dark brown teeth and very prominent dark tips

In the fall it produces small brown pods

American Smoke Tree is a drought-tolerant and disease-resistant tree if not over-watered or over-fertilized

and they can be planted en masse

Other common names: Golden Zizia

Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Low water use This slow growing Agave formsRattlesnake Master blooms from June until September and the flowers have a sweet honey like scent. The scent attracts many beneficial insects. Various butterflies visit the flower heads for nectar. Soldier beetles visit the flowers to eat pollen; major pollinators include a diversity of bees, wasps, and flies. Rattlesnake Master will grow from 2 5 ft tall on a stiff erect stem that is unbranched except at the top giving it a striking vertical look.