Liatris microcephala - (Dwarf Blazing Star)
GARDEN SITE: Full Sun. Average- Dry, Well-drained Soil. Intolerant of wet soil in winter.
SIZE: 1.5-2 ft. Spread: 1 ft.
FLOWERS: Fluffy Rose-Purple blooms July to August
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding flower Moth
ZONE: 6-9
A compact blazing star with mounded tufts of fine-textured foliage and numerous spikes of mid-summer purple-pink flowers that are good for cutting. Tolerates harsh growing conditions such as heat, humidity, drought & poor soil. Found in open glades and rock outcrops of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Photo by David J. Stang/wikipedia commons
GARDEN SITE: Full Sun. Average- Dry, Well-drained Soil. Intolerant of wet soil in winter.
SIZE: 1.5-2 ft. Spread: 1 ft.
FLOWERS: Fluffy Rose-Purple blooms July to August
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding flower Moth
ZONE: 6-9
A compact blazing star with mounded tufts of fine-textured foliage and numerous spikes of mid-summer purple-pink flowers that are good for cutting. Tolerates harsh growing conditions such as heat, humidity, drought & poor soil. Found in open glades and rock outcrops of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Photo by David J. Stang/wikipedia commons
GARDEN SITE: Full Sun. Average- Dry, Well-drained Soil. Intolerant of wet soil in winter.
SIZE: 1.5-2 ft. Spread: 1 ft.
FLOWERS: Fluffy Rose-Purple blooms July to August
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Bleeding flower Moth
ZONE: 6-9
A compact blazing star with mounded tufts of fine-textured foliage and numerous spikes of mid-summer purple-pink flowers that are good for cutting. Tolerates harsh growing conditions such as heat, humidity, drought & poor soil. Found in open glades and rock outcrops of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
Photo by David J. Stang/wikipedia commons
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