Liatris tenuifolia
Love the idea of Blazing Star but have a super dry, hot yard without irrigation? Try Shortleaf Blazing Star! 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.
Liatris tenuifolia
Love the idea of Blazing Star but have a super dry, hot yard without irrigation? Try Shortleaf Blazing Star! 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, 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
