Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Prairie blazing star sends up tall, dense wands of rose-purple bloom that open top-down, thronged by butterflies and bees. A signature tallgrass-prairie plant and superb cut flower.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, TX, WI