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Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing star)
Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing star)
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Dense Blazing star (Liatris spicata)
Height, Spread: 3-6 ft, up to 2 ft
Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally dry or wet, well-drained
Light: Full sun
Bloom: Summer, pink, lavender, or white flowers
Native Range: Eastern USA
Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Host plant, NC Native, Wildlife resource
Notes: Herbaceous perennial wildflower commonly found in moist meadows in the Coastal plain or Sandhills regions of NC. It is attractive to pollinators and a larval host plant for the Liatris flower moth ( Schinia sanguinea) & Liatris borer moth ( Carmenta anthracipennis). Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) like to eat the seeds. Best used in a mass planting in a pollinator garden or a naturalized meadow.
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We deliver to the following NC counties: Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, and Wake
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