Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)

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Common Name:  Blazing Star

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Use:  Garden, Rain Garden

Light:  Full Sun

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 8   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Wet

Flower Time:  Mid-July to Mid-August

Flower Color:  Deep Purple Lavender

Height:  2' - 4'

Notes:  Liatris spicata (Blazing Star) is a fine garden spike flower providing high value late season nectar for bees, butterflies and hummingbird. Great cut flower!  Noted as deer-resistant by UVM.

Naturalized in NY, MA, CT, native to the Midwest and South East US:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).