Rob's plants home garden plants wildlife seed photos plant sale journal topics links guestbook Liatris spicata

 

Common name blazing star; gayfeather Family asteraceae Life cycle perennial bulb Flowers purple, mid-late summer Size 3 ft Light full sun Cultural notes drought-tolerant. well-drained soil From seed self-seeds in our garden Seed ripens early October Looks best massed together. Good color when the early flush of spring and summer flowers has faded. Ours establish stands quite easily from seed, which we allow to form because the upright faded flowerstalks stay interesting in fall, and provide food for the birds. The driveway bed (shown below) resembles a liatris lawn in mid-summer!

Full bloom mid-July

Same view, late October

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: driveway bed, front perennial border

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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