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Liatris, is also known as Blazing Star or Gayfeather…

This perennial thrives in the heat and sun, and sends up 2- 4ft tall  feathery stalks of bright pink-purple or white flowers from attractive grassy tufts of foliage in mid summer. Liatris is unusual in that the flowers bloom from the top down rather than the bottom up.

Liatris grows easily and makes an attractive cut flower and are close to fail proof to grow. This is a plant  makes you look like you know what you are doing in the garden whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional.  Liatris is most easily started from corms planted any time from early spring to mid summer for blooms the same season, or in fall for blooms the next season.  Plants started from corms will produce flowers in the first year, whereas seed-started plants may take up to 2 years to produce flowers. 

Liatris is a beneficial insect magnet, attracting among others, Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies. If you want a summer-blooming perennial that requires little care and provides strong upright color, Liatris is the plant for you. Liatris corms are available in garden centers in late winter and spring. As soon as the soil can be worked, plant in soil amended with compost and bone meal. A light mulch conserves moisture during summer drought.  Makes an excellent container grown plant. Hardy zones 4 – 10

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