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Liatris spicata - Dense Blazing Star - Photo courtesy of Sean James Consulting & Design

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Also called Prairie Gayfeather, Spike Gayfeather

  • AKA Liatris callilepis
  • Round fluffy violet-purple flowerets on a spike
  • Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
  • Narrow dark green grass-like basal leaves, 35 cm long, turning bronze in autumn
  • Good cut or dried flower
  • Attracts birds and butterflies
  • Bloom Time: July to August
  • Flower Height: 100-125 cm
  • Flower Size: 2.5 cm

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Violet, Purple (deep)

HEIGHT:
80-125 cm

SPREAD:
25-45 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

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. 

Additional Notes about Dense Blazing Star:

Native to Ontario

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Attracts Birds
Attracts Birds
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
Dried Flower/Foliage
Dried Flower/Foliage
Native to Ontario
Native to Ontario
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Cut Flower/Foliage
Cut Flower/Foliage
SOIL MOISTURE:
Well-drained
Average to Dry Soils
ATTRACTS WILDLIFE:
Attracts Pollinators
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
HABIT:
Clumping
Upright
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green (dark)
LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging
Naturalizing
Roadside planting