Asteraceae
Liatris punctata var. mexicana
Liatris punctata var. mexicana var. mexicana
Also known as Liatris mucronata var. interrupta
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blazing Star · Liatris · Native Perennial · Purple Flowers · Pollinator Plant · Asteraceae · Drought Adapted · Texas Native · Prairie Wildflower
This Mexican variety of dotted blazing star is a low-care native perennial suited to hot, dry climates in the south-central US and northern Mexico. It produces showy purple flower spikes in summer that are highly attractive to pollinators, and thrives in well-drained to sandy soils with minimal supplemental watering once established. Avoid heavy clay soils and overwatering, as it is adapted to the dry conditions of its native range.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry thoroughly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, New Mexico, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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