Liatris spicata
Blazing Star Gayfeather
Mass these striking purple flower spikes for maximum effect. Widely grown as a cut flower.
- Herbaceous perennial
- Bright purple, long-lasting flower spikes
- Wonderful cut-flower
- Blooms open from top of the spike downward
- Narrow, dark-green, grass-like foliage
- Use for naturalizing or in perennial borders
- Category: Perennial, Wildflower
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Height: 2-4 ft
- Spread: 8-18 in
- Bloom Color: Purple
- Foliage Color: Dark Green
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |