Liatris spp.

blazing-star

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

variable ft

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

rose, purple, lavender, pink

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden. Choose the species based on drainage and locale.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attacts butterflies and native bees.

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill, dry flatwoods, mesic flatwoods, wet prairie.