Asteraceae
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya var. pycnostachya
Also known as Liatris pycnostachya f. hubrichti, Liatris brachystachya, Liatris bebbiana, Lacinaria pycnostachya
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blazing Star · Liatris · Prairie Native · Pollinator Plant · Purple Flower · Butterfly Garden · Tallgrass Prairie · Perennial · Midwest Native · Asteraceae
Prairie blazing star is a stunning native prairie perennial producing tall spikes of vivid magenta-purple flowers from the top down in late summer, making it a standout in any pollinator garden. It prefers average to moist, well-drained soils and performs best in full sun to partial shade with minimal supplemental fertilization. Once established, this low-maintenance native requires little care and will reliably return each year from its corm-like root.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply once established; allow soil to dry slightly 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
- 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
- Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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