Common name: Dense Blazing Star;Spiked Blazing Star
Scientific name: Liatris spicata
Category: Native Forb, Threatened Perennial
Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Average, Medium-wet
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Violet in August
Natural habitats: Prairie-savannahs, Meadow-grasslands, Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Hummingbirds πΊ, Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Can often be found growing in between sand dunes
- Needs open space and sun to grow properly
- On the threatened list due to habitat development and natural succession.
- The European Common Reed and the Purple Loosestrife are also a threat.
