meadow blazingstar

Liatris ligulistylis

meadow blazingstar - Liatris ligulistylis 07JL22-03
meadow blazingstar - Liatris ligulistylis 09SE02-01
meadow blazingstar - Liatris ligulistylis 07JL22-02
meadow blazingstar - Liatris ligulistylis 07AU06-01

characteristics

An upright, widely branched perennial with numerous individual flowers. The dark crimson buds are as visually appealing as the bright pink, fluffy flowerheads which resemble blazing stars.
Also known as rocky mountain blazingstar, smooth gayfeather. A member of the aster family.

63,000 seeds/pound; starts from seed, container, cuttings; cold stratify 150 days.

T SSN H W sun soil H2O fire N2 pH summer fall flower (seed)
P W 1.0 0.2 S F-M-C DM-M ••• - 6.0-7.8 green grey-dark pink-red

habitat

Rocky woods and slopes, prairies.

uses

A favourite nectar source for monarch butterflies.
Seed source for birds; notably goldfinch.

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T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify | ██ = cold stratify & scarify | ██ = plant directly | ██ = scarify | ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun: S = full sun | S/PS = sun or partial shade | PS = partial shade | SH = full shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance: - = unknown | X = none | • = some | •• = moderate | ••• = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity