Liatris (Blazing Star)

Description

Liatris or Blazing Star
Liatris spicata 

Perennial native plant 

Height:  3  to 6 feet

Width:  1/2  to 1 1/2 feet

Flower color:  purple, pink or white

Bloom time:  summer

Light needed:  sun

Soil needed:  variable soil that can be sometimes wet or dry but needs to be well drained

Notes:  Attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, songbirds.  Good pollinator plant with 6-12 inch long flower spikes that are densely packed with stemless flowers that bloom from the top down.  

Moderately resistant to deer 

For more details, visit: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liatris-spicata/

How to Purchase Our Plants:

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Zoning regulations prevent us from having customers coming to our backyard nursery.  We do not ship plants.