Rough Blazing Star

Liatris aspera
Attracts goldfinches

Rough Gayfeather - Rough Blazing Star

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Height Range: 18 - 48 inches
Seeding Rate: 1-2 PLS lbs/ac
Colors: Pink Purple
Growing Season: August - October

Rough Blazing Star is a lso known as Tall Blazing Star.  It is a perennial with modest, stiff, erect stalk throuhought mid summer that erupts with lavender blooms on the upper third to half of the plant.  The blooms are an attractant for hummingbirds, goldfinches, and butterflies.  Excellent in dried flower bouquets. The species grows best in mesic to dry prairies in the eastern half of the United States.