
Blazing Star
- Botanical Name
- Liatris spicata
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 2 feet
- Flowers
- Mid summer to late fall: purple, rose, white
- Light
- Full sun (tolerates some shade)
- Soil
- Medium, well-drained (no wet feet in winter)
- Planting & Care
- Performs better in moist soils than other Liatris species
- Intolerant of wet soils in winter
- Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart
- Plant rhizomes 1 to 2 inches deep
- May need staking
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Kobold - 18 to 30 inches, compact, dark purple flowers
- Snow Queen and Alba - white flowers
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