Prairie Blazing Star
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407 South Pipeline Road East
Euless TX 76040
United States
+12148140932
Also known as Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot
Liatris pycnostachya, also known as prairie blazing star, might just be the tallest of the Liatris family that you can cultivate, typically reaching impressive heights of 2 to 4 feet and sometimes even stretching up to 5 feet! This lovely clump-forming perennial hails from Texas, where it naturally graces prairies, open woods, meadows, and even those charming spots along railroad tracks and roads. Its delightful, rounded flower heads bloom in a deep rose-purple shade, each measuring around 3/4 inch across, and they’re packed together into terminal spikes that can soar up to 20 inches long atop sturdy, leafy flower stalks. The stalks rise from beautiful tufts of narrow, lance-shaped leaves that can grow as long as 12 inches.
As summer arrives, the flowers unfurl from top to bottom on the spikes, creating a vibrant display that attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and a host of other pollinators, while songbirds happily feast on the tiny seeds. This special species is easily recognized by its unique reflexed, long-tipped involucral bracts, setting it apart from its Liatris cousins. It thrives in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils and just loves soaking up full sun. Plus, it's quite a resilient plant, enduring poor soils, drought, summer heat, and humidity, but it does prefer to avoid wet winter soils. Occasionally, it treats itself as a biennial, adding to its charm.
Height: 2’-5’
Spread: 1’-2’
Bloom: July-August
Light: Full Sun
Water: Low, Medium
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Origin: Central and southeastern United States
Spring Shipping:
Orders are shipped within 7-10 business days. We will email you if there are expected delays.
When you order plants from our nursery, you can expect them to arrive in the best possible condition. Our team carefully packs each order using sturdy, biodegradable packaging materials.
Your plants' appearance may vary depending on the season and their current growth stage. We may cut back the leafy growth of some plants to prepare them for shipment and transplanting.
5 Gallon and Up: Any plant purchased to ship over 5 Gallons will be shipped bare root. This means we will remove the plant from its original pot, remove the soil surrounding the roots, and wrap the roots with a biodegradable plastic bag. This reduces weight and the likelihood of damage during shipping.
Once your plants arrive, it is essential to plant them as soon as possible. This will help them rebound and thrive. If you cannot plant immediately, water regularly and keep the roots off heat-conducting surfaces.
Newly transplanted plants often require more water until their roots are well established. Plan to water them 1-3 times weekly for the first few months.
