umid | 47 |
botanical_name | Liatris pycnostachya |
common_name | Prairie Blazing Star |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 9 |
typical_height_ft | 2-5' |
typical_width_ft | 1.5-2' |
light_type | full sun |
details_on_light_needs | Too little sun may cause twisted growth |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Rich loam to clay loam |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Requires moisture: dry conditions can cause leaf loss--6.8 pH ideal |
drought_tol | medium tolerance |
deer_tol | moderate tolerance |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | bright green |
fall_color | |
bloom_time | August, July |
bloom_color | purple, rose |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown, tan |
winter_form | architectural, seed head |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Aster species, Yellow Coneflower, Rattlesnake Master, Mountain Mint, Bee-balms, Coneflowers, Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem |
notes | Dense spikes of tiny purple-pink flowers that bloom from the top down. Slow to establish in first year. |
citation1 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Liatris-pycnostachya |
citation2 | https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-blazing-star |
citation3 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_blazingstarx.htm |
citation4 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.kwSearchPost/index.htm |
citation5 |