Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Shortleaf blazing star is a fine-textured Southeastern liatris of deep sands, with airy spikes of late-season purple bloom over grassy foliage. Excellent for sandy pollinator gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, SC
Related native plants
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- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)
- Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
- Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa)
- Devil's Bit Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)