Blazing Star, Deciduous Perennial Of The Day

Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
    Blazing Star,  Spiked Blazing Star,  Gayfeather

Type    Perennial
Hardy range    3A to 9A
Height    18" to 36" / 45cm to 90cm
Spread    12" to 16" / 30cm to 40cm
Growth rate    Average
Form    Upright or erect
Exposure    Full sun
Persistence    Deciduous

Bloom Color    Purple
Bloom Time    Summer and Fall

The flowers are suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.

Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is sandy or clay.
The pH preference is a neutral to alkaline (6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.

Leaf Color    Green
This plant has attractive foliage

Culture Notes
This plant may need mulching in colder climates.  Liatris spicata prefers soil that will retain water, but not so much that winter rotting will occur due to excessive water.  Root structure is thick and fleshy, corm-like.  Seeds can be collected in the summer.  Deadhead spent flowers after blooming and, in the fall, cut back to ground level.  Plants go well with: Ornamental grasses, Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, and Artemisia sp.

Please feel free to comment on any post at any time. All feedback is welcome and we’d love to receive all of your thoughts.

Thank You