Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil Type: Sand, Loam, Clay, Gravely, does well in nutrient poor soil

Height: 2 - 3 feet

Spread: 1 foot

Blooms: July, August, September

Root: Corm

Habitat: Prairies, Savannas, Rocky Upland Forests

Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Drought Tolerant, Rock Garden, Low-growing dry meadows

Complimentary Plants: Wild Quinine, White Goldenrod, Sky Blue Aster and Little Bluestem

Wildlife Value: Primarily long-tongued bees, butterflies, skippers, and bee flies visit the flowers. Butterfly visitors include Monarchs, Painted Ladies, Black Swallowtails, Sulfurs, and others.

Seed Origin: Winona, MN (Prairie Moon seed supplier)

Germination Code: C(60)

Photo credits: #1 by USFWSmidwest, #2 by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, #3 by Kristine Paulus, #4 by Eric Hunt

Liatris aspera - Rough Blazingstar

Name: Liatris aspera - Rough Blazingstar
Price: 6 CAD
Availability: InStock

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Liatris aspera is a drought tolerant Blazingstar which does well with well-drained dry to medium soils, or sandy and rocky conditions. For more moist areas, or locations where the soil remains consistently wet during winter, plant Liatris spicata - Dense Blazing Star.

Covered with lavender blooms in late summer, Rough Blazing Star is pollinator magnet - visited my butterflies, bees and even hummingbirds. This species is shorter than other Liatris species, getting up to 3 feet tall. Plant with other shorter species, with short grasses in between such as prairie dropseed and little bleustem, or infront of taller plants in a pollinator garden.