Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4.5 feet
Spread
29 inches
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Late Summer
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Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance Low
Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.6 – 7.5
Frost-Free Days 165 days
Precipitation 35 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Papaipema beeriana
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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