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Blazing Star Seeds (Liatris)

Liatris spicata

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This unique, purple-spiked wildflower is native to the prairie and prefers dry soil and full sun. A knockout both in the meadow and cut for bouquets. Perennial.

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Description

Beloved by florists and used in an array of flower arrangements, this wildflower’s tall, purple spikes create a unique statement in the meadow. Blazing Star is also known as “gayfeather.”

Planting & Care

Step-by-Step Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions

  1. Check for your last frost date and plant after this has passed. Choose a
    spot on your property that gets 6 or more hours of direct sun a day unless you are planting seeds for shade.
  2. Prepare your soil by clearing the area of all existing growth. Simply dig up everything that is growing, turn the soil and rake the area flat. If this is an area that has never before been gardened, you may need to till the area up to remove growth.
  3. Mix the seeds with sand* for better visibility and scatter the seeds directly on top of the soil. If you are sowing a larger area, we recommend using a seed spreader; if not, you can sow by hand.
  4. We recommend lightly compressing the seeds into the soil, making sure not to bury them. You can either walk on them, use a board or if you are sowing a larger area, rent a seed roller.
  5. Water so that the soil is moist, not soaking wet, until the seedlings are about 4-6" tall. After that, the seedlings will survive on natural rains. If you are experiencing very dry weather, we recommend watering occasionally.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Summer to fall

Life Cycle

Perennial

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Birds
  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

24-48" tall

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Waterwise

Life Cycle

Perennial

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8

Ideal Region

  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Midwest
  • Southwest
  • West
  • Pacific Northwest

Non-GMO

Yes

Ships As

Seed

Can Send To PO Box

Yes

Ships to Hawaii & Alaska

Yes

Overall rating: 3.3333333 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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Three strikes. . .

"I am filling my yard with as many natives - and near natives - as I can find. This year I bought quite a lot of plants from High Country, and all but the three liatris, the good on blue zinnias ,and the rabbitbrush have done splendidly. Truly above and beyond. I am quite sure I treated them right, but they just never took. 🙁"

— Zendegy (1/5)

Amazing plant!

"We got this as a plant from High Country Gardens (not seed) and put it in our front courtyard last September. It survived months of continuous hard freezes last winter and now it is surviving a 7 week drought with temps in the high 90's. It has been watered about twice a week since the drought started but that is the only supplemental water it has gotten since we watered it in last fall. It is beautiful and unique and the pollinators LOVE it! I'm definitely buying some seed to plant on our property."

— Drought G. (5/5)

Not rabbit resistant

"Germination rate of Liatris seeds is excellent. However, these are definitely not rabbit resistant, even though the product information lists that under ""advantages"". I have tried for 2 years to establish them. Rabbits ate seedllings when direct sewn and when transplanting at several inches tall. . I love seeing these flowers in the wild on hikes but have yet to see a bloom in our garden, due to rabbits. Other gardening publications list this species as favored by rabbits."

— Rick (4/5)

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