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Blazing Star
Liatris
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Description:
A group of hardy native American plants that are well worth giving a spot in the garden!
Their flowers provide a strong vertical effect, and their color is brilliant in
shades of blue, purple, pink and white. They are unusual in that their flower spikes
are open from the top down rather than in the reverse, which is more common. |
| Common Name: |
Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Spiked Blazing
Star |
| Botanical
Name: |
Liatris |
| Type: |
Perennial |
| Soil
Preference: |
Tolerates drought and dry to moist soils
but prefers sandy or clay soils with a pH of neutral to alkaline. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Attributes: |
Attracts butterflies, attracts birds, good
cut flower, deer resistant, good dried flower |
| Pests: |
None serious. |
| Diseases: |
Root rot, stem rot, wilt, leaf spot, Anthracnose, gray mold,
bacterial blight |
| Good Companion
Plants: |
Liatris
goes well with Ornamental Grasses, Black-Eyed Susan, Coreopsis, Coneflower and Silver Mound. |
| Care: |
Dead-head spent flowers after blooming and cut back to ground
level in fall. Divide in spring if necessary. Seeds are produced in late
summer. Fertilize with Plant-tone or a water soluble fertilizer as recommended. Planting Instructions: Perennials
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties: |
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Liatris
spicata 'Blue'
Gayfeather, Blazing Star
zones 3-9
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| Description: Lavender blue flowers borne on tall spikes of
green foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Lavender blue |
| Bloom Time: |
July-September |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
36-48" |
| Spread: |
18" |
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Liatris
spicata 'Floristan White'
Gayfeather, Blazing Star
zones 3-9
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| Description: Long lasting white flowers. They are
excellent for cutting and drying and are attractive to butterflies. They grow best
in full sun, but they will take light shade. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
July-September |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
36-48" |
| Spread: |
18" |
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Liatris
spicata 'Kobold'
Gayfeather, Blazing Star
zones 3-9
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| Description: Numerous, shorter, sturdy, long-lasting
rose-lavender (purple) flower spikes. |
| Bloom Color: |
Purple |
| Bloom Time: |
July-September |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
18-24" |
| Spread: |
12-20" |
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