Tree Frog Palm Grass?

Description

You never have to water but you’ll be shocked that it also loves to be flooded!  Surprisingly soft evergreen that looks sort of like grass and sort of like a palm.

A South American native, that’s perfectly adapted to our crazy climate where long dry spells or floods can stress many plants. 

Steel green leaves arch out to 3′ feet. In mid-summer, head-high flower scapes topped with 6-foot-tall, insect-attracting, mauve flowers.

This makes quite a specimen. But its spiny leaves are surprisingly soft and it’s tiny prickles don’t hurt. For some reason, tree frogs love to hunker down in the leaves.

Since it has no great common name, we call this Tree Frog Palm. It’s actually Eryngium pandanifolium sometimes called Giant Sea Holly which makes no more sense than tree frog palm grass.

Excellent in a dry place but tolerant flooding and saltwater.  Deer resistant. We ship big one-gallon plants bare root and ready to plant in ground of pot.