Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris)

Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa) is a native wildflower with pink to light purple flowers held loosely on sturdy flower spikes. A great pollinator plant, summer flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Liatris squarrosa is a taller growing Blazing Star with a broad native range across the West, Midwest, and Eastern US, with many populations found in the Southeast. It does best in drier conditions and prefers a wide range of non-clay soils, especially rocky or sandy soil. Plant it in full sun and combine it with other meadow species like Ironweed (Vernonia), Goldenrod (Solidago), and ornamental grasses like Undaunted Ruby Muhly (Muhlenbergia), Aster, Echinacea, and Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium).