Liatris squarrosa

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Item # 63746
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Liatris squarrosa

Scaly Blazing Star

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Full and Afternoon Sun Xeric Attracts Butterflies Resists Deer  Legend

Description:

18-24” x 8” wide, (seed propagated). Different from many of its Blazing Star relatives, Scaly Blazing Star has a pleasing, loosely formed flowering spike with up to 40 rather large individual flowers per spike. Long blooming from early summer into September, it is native to a wide section of the eastern and mid-western states and can be grown successfully over most of the country. Scaly Blazing Star is a magnet for a wide variety of butterflies.

It is easily grown in any lean to average garden soil. Two year old plants grown in premium 5” deep pots. Zones 3-9.

Special Notes:

It makes a fine planting companion for Yellow Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera).

May we also suggest the following:
Liatris ligulistylus
Item # 63745 		Liatris ligulistylus - Meadow Blazingstar
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7 or more $7.59
QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 3 - 9
Make the Most of Color! Purple
Regions Suitable for Elevations Above 7000 ft., USA
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in, 30in - 40in (with care)
Bloom Time Summer, Early Fall
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Average Garden Soil
Moisture Xeric
Height Medium - 12in. to 36in.
Attractive to Friendly Visitors Attracts Butterflies
Resistant to Hungry Critters Resists Deer
GROWING TIPS

Easily grown in any lean to average garden soil.