liatris spicata (prairie gayfeather, spike gayfeather, dense blazing star) native
$13.95
- AKA liatris callilepis
- round, fluffy, violet-purple flowers
- blooms open at the top of the spike and then slowly open downward
- narrow, dark green, grass-like foliage
- bloom time: july to august
- zone 3
- height 30-50cm
- spread 25-45cm
- colour violet, purple (deep)
- use in mass in a perennial border, in native plant or cottage gardens
- 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 butterflies
- attracts birds
- drought tolerant, once established
- native to ontario
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)