Asteraceae
Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla
Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
Also known as Liatris serotina, Lacinaria serotina
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blazing Star · Liatris · Native · Prairie · Perennial · Wildflower · Pollinator · Gulf South · Asteraceae · Purple Flowers
This native prairie blazing star variety thrives in well-drained to moderately moist soils with partial shade, making it well-suited for woodland edges and native plant gardens in the Gulf South. Water regularly during establishment but avoid waterlogged conditions. Once established, it is relatively low-maintenance and rewards gardeners with striking purple flower spikes that attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 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
- 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
- Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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