PlantsFlowers
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A dense purple spike that wants its feet damp
EasyFlowersAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Corm
- What to buy
- A corm or a gallon plant.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or Sep
In the design
Wetter than dense blazing star. Rain-garden rim or a parkway that holds water. Full sun or it flops.
