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Dense Blazing Star

Name: Dense Blazing Star
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: LG086000PL50
Price: 15.95 CAD
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Also Known As:

Prairie Gayfeather, Spike Gayfeather

Botanical Name:

Liatris spicata

AKA Liatris callilepis
Round fluffy violet-purple flowers
Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
Narrow dark green grass-like foliage, 35 cm long
Good cut or dried flower
Attracts birds and butterflies
Bloom Time: July to August
Flower Height: 75-90 cm
Flower Size: 2.5 cm

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Flower Colour

Purple (deep)
Violet

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Height

30 cm-50 cm

Width

Spread

25 cm-45 cm

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Sunny

Exposure

Full Sun

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Soil Moisture

Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained

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Attracts Wildlife

Attracts Birds
Attracts Butterflies

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Growth Rate

Medium

Palette

Foliage Colour

Green (dark)

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Attributes

Cut Flower/Foliage
Dried Flower/Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Native to Ontario

Local_Florist

Flowering Time

Summer

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Shape

Clumping
Upright

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Garden Uses

Border/edging
Naturalizing
Roadside planting

Additional Details

Psychiatry

Growing Tips & Maintenace

Use in mass in a perennial border, in native plant or cottage gardens. Taller plants may require staking. Easily grown in an average, medium, well-drained soil, in full sun. It is intolerant of a wet winter site.

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