Rough Blazing Star
Also Known As:
Rough GayfeatherBotanical Name:
Liatris aspera- Rounded fluffy mauve-lilac flowers
- Average flower stalks have 15-40 loosely-spaced blooms
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
- Narrow dark green grass-like foliage, 45 cm long
- Good cut or dried flower
- Attracts birds and butterflies
- Bloom Time: Early September to October
- Flower Height: 90 cm
- Flower Size: 2.5 cm
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Mauve-lilac
- Purple
Height
30 cm-45 cm
Spread
40 cm-45 cm
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Rough Blazing Star
Exposure
- Full Sun
Soil Moisture
- Average to Dry Soils
- Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
- Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Green (dark)
Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Dried Flower/Foliage
- Drought Tolerant
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Lt. Sum-Fall
Shape
- Clumping
- Upright
Garden Uses
- Border/edging
- Naturalizing
- Roadside planting
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Commonly occurs in dry prairie soils, open woods, glades, meadows and along roadsides or railway tracks. Thrives in full sun and is tolerant of drought, summer heat and humidity and dry or rocky soils. Does not like a wet winter soil.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario
Size: PL50
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