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Liatris spicata |
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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
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| 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!
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| | Full bloom mid-July |
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| Same view, late October
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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 About my plant portraits
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November 18, 2006
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