ON THIS PLANT
Liatris pycnostachya, the prairie blazing star, cattail gayfeather or cattail blazing star, is a perennial plant in the Asteraceae family that is native to the tallgrass prairies of the central United States.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Liatris
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 1.83 m
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Purple, Lavender
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Prairies of Central United States
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Prairie blazing star en Prairie blazingstar en Prairie gayfeather en Thick-spike gayfeather en Cattail gayfeather en Button snakeroot en Kansas Gay Feather en Kansas Gayfeather en Thick-spike Blazing-star en Blazing-star
