Liatris aspera (Rough Blazing Star)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Adaptable to a variety of growing conditions but prefers acidic sand or rocky soil in full sun. Will not tolerate soil that isn’t well drained.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, purple/lavender. August-October.
WILDLIFE: An important nectar source to bees, butterflies, moths, flies and hummingbirds. Song birds will feed on ripe seeds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding Flower moth
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NY , OH , OK , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA ,
Beloved by butterflies and hummingbirds alike, Liatris spicata will fill your late summer garden with loads of fuzzy, bright purple blooms held atop dense, upright stalks. Blooming in succession from top to bottom, this native wildflower offers several weeks of continuous blooming followed by attractive fall foliage colors. Allow the stalks to remain throughout the winter months for hungry, migratory songbirds! Virtually disease and pest free. Drought, dry soil and rocky soil tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Adaptable to a variety of growing conditions but prefers acidic sand or rocky soil in full sun. Will not tolerate soil that isn’t well drained.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, purple/lavender. August-October.
WILDLIFE: An important nectar source to bees, butterflies, moths, flies and hummingbirds. Song birds will feed on ripe seeds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding Flower moth
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NY , OH , OK , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA ,
Beloved by butterflies and hummingbirds alike, Liatris spicata will fill your late summer garden with loads of fuzzy, bright purple blooms held atop dense, upright stalks. Blooming in succession from top to bottom, this native wildflower offers several weeks of continuous blooming followed by attractive fall foliage colors. Allow the stalks to remain throughout the winter months for hungry, migratory songbirds! Virtually disease and pest free. Drought, dry soil and rocky soil tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Adaptable to a variety of growing conditions but prefers acidic sand or rocky soil in full sun. Will not tolerate soil that isn’t well drained.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, purple/lavender. August-October.
WILDLIFE: An important nectar source to bees, butterflies, moths, flies and hummingbirds. Song birds will feed on ripe seeds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding Flower moth
ZONE: 3-8
NATIVE TO: AL , AR , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NY , OH , OK , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA ,
Beloved by butterflies and hummingbirds alike, Liatris spicata will fill your late summer garden with loads of fuzzy, bright purple blooms held atop dense, upright stalks. Blooming in succession from top to bottom, this native wildflower offers several weeks of continuous blooming followed by attractive fall foliage colors. Allow the stalks to remain throughout the winter months for hungry, migratory songbirds! Virtually disease and pest free. Drought, dry soil and rocky soil tolerant.
