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Asteraceae
Marsh blazingstar
Liatris spicata
Also known as Lacinaria spicata, Spiked blazingstar, Suprago spicata, Serratula spicata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blazingstar · Liatris · Pollinator · Native Perennial · Prairie · Butterfly Garden · Purple Flowers · Rain Garden · Asteraceae
Marsh blazingstar is a stunning upright perennial producing tall spikes of magenta-purple flowers in late summer that are irresistible to pollinators. It prefers full sun to partial shade and consistently moist, well-drained soil. Plant it in borders or rain gardens and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; reduce in winter · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, France, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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