Leavenworth's Eryngo
Eryngium leavenworthii
Leavenworth's eryngo is a spectacular violet-purple annual eryngo that turns late-summer prairies amethyst, a magnet for pollinators. Thrives on hot, dry, alkaline ground.
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AR, KS, MO, OK, TX, WI