General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Grassleaf Gayfeather
  • Blazing-Star
  • Gayfeather
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Liatris pilosa
  • Synonym: Liatris graminifolia

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Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13

Date: c. 1841
illustration [as L. propinqua] by W. Fitch from 'Curtis's Botanic
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13

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