Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
A statement wildflower for the fall season! This wildflower is unapologetically bold with tall, electric purple spikes that strut through like they own the garden. It is the life of the pollinator party with the amount of bees and butterflies it attracts. If your landscape needs a little drama and a whole lot of fabulous, this is the wildflower you've been waiting for.
Shortleaf Blazing Star is a more drought tolerant Liatris spp. native to pine scrub and uplands.
Liatris tenuifolia
A statement wildflower for the fall season! This wildflower is unapologetically bold with tall, electric purple spikes that strut through like they own the garden. It is the life of the pollinator party with the amount of bees and butterflies it attracts. If your landscape needs a little drama and a whole lot of fabulous, this is the wildflower you've been waiting for.
Shortleaf Blazing Star is a more drought tolerant Liatris spp. native to pine scrub and uplands.
Liatris tenuifolia
A statement wildflower for the fall season! This wildflower is unapologetically bold with tall, electric purple spikes that strut through like they own the garden. It is the life of the pollinator party with the amount of bees and butterflies it attracts. If your landscape needs a little drama and a whole lot of fabulous, this is the wildflower you've been waiting for.
Shortleaf Blazing Star is a more drought tolerant Liatris spp. native to pine scrub and uplands.
Native, long-lived perennial wildflower, reseeding
Foliage 2’x 1’, flower spikes can be 2’-3’
Full sun to light shade, dry to average (well-drained) soil
Lush foliage looks like a short grass, briefly deciduous in late winter
Tall purple flower-spikes are attractive to a variety of pollinators and it looks best when planted out with goldenrods & tall grasses to help support flower spikes
