Liatris aspera
Button Blazing Star
- Average to dry soils
- Prefers full sun
- 36” tall, 12” wide
- Summer blooms
- Native to Ontario, beginner friendly, thrives in dry meadows
Grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/liatris-aspera-button-blazing-star-prairie-moon-nursery.html
A long-blooming, mid-sized Liatris with very showy blooms. Well suited to open, sunny garden and meadow settings, including very dry gardens. Would pair well with Orange Butterfly Weed, Old-Field Goldenrod and heath Asters.
Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.
Photos by Environmental Protection Agency and Kristine Paulus via Wikimedia Commons