Asteraceae
Liatris punctata var. punctata
Liatris punctata var. punctata var. punctata
Also known as Lacinaria arenicola, Liatris punctata f. alba, Liatris punctata f. coloradensis, Liatris densispicata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Dotted Blazing Star · Liatris · Great Plains Native · Pollinator Plant · Purple Flowers · Prairie Perennial · Monarch Butterfly · Asteraceae · Wildflower · Fall Bloomer
Dotted blazing star is a resilient Great Plains native perennial with deep corms that store moisture, making it highly tolerant of dry summers once established. It produces dense spikes of rosy-purple flowers from late summer into fall that are irresistible to monarchs, bees, and other pollinators. Plant in full to partial sun with excellent drainage and avoid amendments or fertilizers that encourage weak, floppy stems.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry fully between waterings once established · 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
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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