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Blazing Star - Liatris gracilis - (1 gal.)
Blazing Star - Liatris gracilis - (1 gal.)
Blazing Star - Liatris gracilis - (1 gal.)
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Blazing Star - Liatris gracilis - (1 gal.)

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Blazing star (Liatris gracilis) is a short-lived perennial in the Aster family whose native range includes most of Florida and a few counties in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Found in habitat that includes dry hammocks, oak scrubs, longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods communities, mixed oak-pine woodlands, grasslands, sandhills, and limestone outcroppings, blazing star cannot tolerate wet to slightly dry soil. At 4-6 feet tall, the upper 1/3 of blazing star’s stalks are covered in tiny purple flowers that are most profuse during the fall months. Like other Liatris species, blazing star requires full sun and is a great nectar source for native bees, moths, and butterflies. Plant it in the back of your garden and be prepared to let it go to seed — the seeds attract small birds which snack on them.

  • Short-lived perennial
  • Height: 4-6 ft. Width: narrow spike
  • Flower color: purple
  • Fruit: white
  • Exposure: full sun
  • Moisture: moist to dry
  • Soil: sand
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
  • Not salt tolerant
  • Drought tolerant
  • To collect seeds, wait until flowers are a light tan
  • Blooms in fall, generally October to November
  • pH: Acidic to neutral
  • Zone: 8A to 10B

 

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