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Rough Blazing Star, Liatris aspera
 
Rough blazingstar is an airy plant with flower spikes reaching 60 cm to 1.5 m. The bright purple-pink flowers bloom in August and September. 
 
Ecology:
Rough Star is a bee and monarch butterfly magnet. Abundant flowers also attract hummingbirds. Vast amounts of seeds feed songbirds in winter. It is the host plant for several moth species.
 
Growing conditions:
In the wild, rough blazing star grows in prairies, glades, roadsides, savanna, and open woodlands. It is best grown in full sun and thrives in sandy, rocky, well-drained soils with average to dry conditions.

Rough Blazing Star

C$6.50Price
Quantity

  • 60 cm -

    1.50 m

    		 great pollinator  bird seed
    full sun host plant drought tolerant

    sandy, rocky soil

    well-drained

    		 butterflies

    late summer

    bloomer
    dry to average moisture hummingbirds narrow

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    Garden symphony:

    Foxglove beardtongue, rattlesnake master, pale purple coneflower, butterfly milkweed, wild lupine, stiff goldenrod, little bluestem, big bluestem. 

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