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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 Upright-growing perennial that forms colonies by expanding its corms as well as seeding around - which is fine, because they look best massed together. The flowers, which open from the top of the spike and move downward, provide good color in July and early August, when the early flush of spring and summer flowers has faded. 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

One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog

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PlantLinks to other web pages about Liatris spicata

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