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Asteraceae
Prairie blazingstar
Liatris pycnostachya
Also known as Prairie gayfeather, Dotted blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Prairie · Pollinator · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Purple Flower · Liatris · Blazingstar · Butterfly Garden · Perennial
Prairie blazingstar is a stunning native perennial that sends up tall spikes of rosy-purple flowers in mid to late summer, making it a standout in any pollinator or prairie garden. Plant it in full sun with well-drained soil; it is drought-tolerant once established and thrives with minimal intervention. Grow from a corm and leave seed heads standing through winter to feed birds and add structural interest to the garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow the soil to dry out between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.8
- 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
- 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, Moths
Sources: trefle
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