Cylindrical;Dwarf Blazing Star - Liatris cylindracea | Pots ready spring-summer

Common name: Dwarf Blazing Star;Cylindrical Blazing Star

Scientific name: Liatris cylindracea

Category: Native Forb, Uncommon Perennial

Sample mature size: 0.2 m tall, 0.2 m wide; 1 ft tall, 1 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Medium-dry, Dry

Soil: Sand, Loam, Chalk

Blooms: Violet in August

Natural habitats: Open-upland, Roadsides-ravines, Rocky-alvars

Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Moths 🦋, Rodents 🐿️, Bees/wasps 🐝

Points of interest: - Caterpillars of the rare Glorious Flower Moth (Schinia gloriosa) often will feed on its flowers  - Extremely drought tolerant - Found growing in bluffs or barrens - Attracts butterflies and many other pollinators