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Header Photo: Mervin Wallace

Eastern Blazing Star

Liatris scariosa
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Savanna / Woodland
Season of Interest: Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Purple
Fall Color:

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Purple flowers and green foliage of Liatris scariosa
Photo: Mervin Wallace. Scroll down to see photos of this plant used in landscaping situations.
Sun Exposure 
Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Butterfly, Hummingbird, Pollinators/Beneficial Insects, Songbirds
Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Host, Butterfly / Moth Nectar, Food/Birds
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size

Height:

30 to
48
inches

Spread:

10 to
18
inches
Size
Height: 30 to
48
inches
Spread: 10 to
18
inches
Size
Height: 30 to
48
inches
Spread: 10 to
18
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Perennial borders, cutting gardens, native plant gardens, butterfly gardens, naturalized areas, prairies or meadows.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Grow in full sun to part shade in well drained to moderate soil. Voles eat roots so replant often.
Special Features
Special Usage
Dried Flower, Fresh Cut Flower
Basic Description

Intensely colored, pink-purple rounded flower heads line tall flower spikes in August and September. Butterflies flock to the flowers for nectar. The dried flower stalks are attractive into winter, and remaining seeds feed winter birds. Part of our Pollinator Buffet plant tag series. Skippers are a diverse group of butterflies named for their quick, darting, erratic flying.

 

Texas green-eyes (Berlandiera texana) alongside Eastern blazingstar (Liatris scariosa). Photo by Scott Woodbury.

 

Eastern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa). Photo by David Dods.

 

Eastern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa). Photo by Laura Church.

 

Eastern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa). Photo by Laura Church.

 

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