trefle.io · Taken Jul 16, 2019 by Anne anchovy (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
Also known as Dotted blazing star, Spotted blazing star, Punctate liatris
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Prairie Perennial · Pollinator · Butterfly Garden · Drought Tolerant · Liatris · Purple Flowers · Wildflower · Tall Spikes · Fall Bloomer
Dotted gayfeather is a stunning native prairie perennial that produces tall spikes of rosy-purple flowers in late summer, making it a magnet for butterflies and bees. It thrives in full sun and well-drained, even sandy or rocky soil, and is remarkably drought tolerant once its deep taproot is established. Avoid heavy clay or overly wet soils, and enjoy it as a low-maintenance addition to pollinator gardens and naturalistic plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry completely between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
More Liatris
Related plants from the same genus
Marsh blazingstar
Liatris spicata
Full Sun · Moderate · Slow
Appalachian blazing star
Liatris squarrulosa
Partial Sun · Moderate · Slow
Liatris punctata var. mucronata
Liatris punctata var. mucronata
Partial Sun · Moderate · Slow
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya
Partial Sun · Moderate · Slow
Buy this plant
No nurseries currently list it
No nursery lists Dotted gayfeather right now.