Description
Scientific name: Liatris pychnostachya
Range: Native to Minnesota and Wisconsin, but not Michigan
Light: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil: Loam, Sand, Clay
Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds, Hummingbirds
Height: 3′ to 5′
Blooms: Jul, Aug, Sep
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Spacing: 6″ to 1′
Root: Corm
Lovely spires of purple-magenta blooms are knockouts in the summer garden and will really impress the neighbors. Like its cousin, dense blazing star, it likes damp places, so if you are looking for a rain garden plant, you could do worse. But even though it loves the damp, this gorgeous liatris also does just fine in medium soil in the Keweenaw.
