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plant | Liatris spicata alba |
common_name | White Blazing Star; White Gayfeather |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jul 10th to Sep 2nd |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 138.00 |
beds | C Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 93 |
botanical_name | Liatris spicata 'Alba' |
common_name | Alba Blazing Star |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 8 |
typical_height_ft | 3-4' |
typical_width_ft | 1-1.5' |
light_type | full sun |
details_on_light_needs | |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Adaptable but prefers acidic soil |
soil_moisture | moist to wet |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Prefers well-drained soil |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | bright green |
fall_color | |
bloom_time | August, July |
bloom_color | white |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown, tan |
winter_form | architectural, seed head |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Canada anemone, New England Aster, Swamp Aster, Purple Coneflower, Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort, Sneezeweed, False Sunflower |
notes | Provides a vertical accent in the garden; flower spikes are unusual in that they open from the top down |
citation1 | https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/16599/White_Blazing_Star |
citation2 | https://www.gardenia.net/plant/liatris-spicata-alba |
citation3 | http://www.hoffienursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/389/index.htm |
citation4 | https://www.luriegarden.org/plants/blazing-star-alba/ |
citation5 | https://wimastergardener.org/article/liatris/ |