Liatris spicata
(dense blazing star)
(dense blazing star)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Stefan Bloodworth, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: MO
Comments & Cautions:
cultivars longer-blooming and/or more compact than the species; best performing Liatris in moist soils; slow to establish
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be:
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounded foliage; upright flower spikes
Foliage
narrow dark green linear leaves; medium-fine texture
Flowers
small magenta flowers on stems up to 18 inches; bloom top to bottom; July-September; seed heads effective into fall