Gayfeather plant

All About Growing Liatris Spicata. This is a hardy perennial with four-season interest! These native flowers are also known as Dense Blazing Star, Blazing Star, and Gayfeather. They feature beautiful blooms and these native plants are good for the local environment. Native plants attract good insects and butterflies! Learn how to grow Liatris Spicata here with this easy flower guide.

Tall and upright, Gayfeather provides nice vertical form in a garden. Its purplish, feathery flower spikes contrast well with yellow-flowered, mound-forming plants. Its widely scattered natural populations in the Mid-Atlantic Region include those in Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudon counties.

How to Grow and Care for Liatris spicata, the Dense Blazing Star Plant in the garden. This herbaceous perennial blooms with purple flowers in the summer, looks great in the border, and makes an excellent cut flower.

Gayfeather is a native plant in the United States. It grows all over North America and grows in open plains, prairies, mountains, and meadows. The scientific

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Punctuate the garden with Meadow Blazing Star's rosy-purple flowers! This native is tolerant of heat, humidity, drought and prefers a sunny to a partly sunny location. Pair it with other prairie plants such as WINDWALKER® Royal Red salvia, big bluestem grass and Engelmann’s daisy for a feast for the eyes! It isn't fussy about soils

Looking for a few native plants to line the beds of your New York garden? There are many different options to choose from, depending on which part of the state you live in. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen looks at some of her favorite New York native plants!

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Appreciated for its striking vertical flower spikes and fine-textured foliage, Gayfeather or Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) is a valuable perennial.

Do you love prairie wildflowers? If so, then we have just the perfect garden addition for you, rotten blazingstar (Liatris Punctata)! With its striking purple blooms dancing in the breeze, this native prairie plant adds a splash of color to the grasslands and hopefully your garden too! Watch in awe as the bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds dart in and out, drawn by the sweet nectar and irresistible charm of this beautful plant. One of my very favorite Saskatchewan wildflowers. What…