Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Zones 3–9perennial36" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
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Peak bloom: July
How to plant
Plant corms in spring, 2-3 inches deep. Unusual top-down bloom; monarch magnet.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 15" between plants
- Mature height
- 36"
- Row placement
- mid of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USA National Phenology Network.
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