liatris spicata 'kobold' (gayfeather, blazing star)
$15.95
- AKA liatris callilepis 'kobold'
- round, fluffy, purple flowers
- blooms open at the top of the spike and then slowly open downward
- narrow, bright green, grass-like foliage
- bloom time: july to september
- zone 3
- height 25-30cm
- spread 20-30cm
- colour purple
- use in mass in a perennial border
- taller plants may require staking
- easily grown in an average, medium, well-drained soil, in full sun
- it is intolerant of a wet, winter site
- full sun
- attracts birds
- attracts butterflies
- drought tolerant, once established
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)