Liatris spicata

Botanical Name: Liatris spicata
Common Name: blazing star, dense blazing star, liatris
Family Name: Asteraceae
Distribution/Origin: E. N. America

Leaf/Foliage: Simple, Grass-like, Green, (Fall)Yellow, Soft/flexible, Glabrous, Linear/Acute/ Cuneate/Entire
Arrangement: Basal
Inflorescence: White, Violet, Head(Capitulum), Aug/Sep

Fruit/Seed: Brown, Cypsela(Achene + Calyx), Not showy, October
Stem/Bark: Green

Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m/Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval-vertical

Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: High

Landscape use: Perennial border, Attracts butterflies, Cut flower/foliage

Notes: Herbaceous perennial