Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Regular price$6
Item #:603650
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Description: Hardy perennial with tall purple flower spikes; flowers from July to August
Habit: Flower stalks grow to 2-4 feet high; narrow grasslike leaves spread 10-18 inches
Culture: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun
Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3
Origin: Eastern North America
Attributes: Showy Flower, cut-flower, dried; attracts birds and butterflies
This species of Liatris is native to moist areas in eastern North America. In The English Flower Garden (1883), William Robinson called it "one of the handsomest and neatest...its violet purple spikes continue long in beauty."
Arrives in a 1 quart pot.