Common Name: Liatris – Blazing Star
Scientific Name: Liatris spicata
Physical Attributes: With vibrant torch-like flower heads on upright flower spikes, Liatris spicata or Blazing Stars, eye-catching purple blooms are made up of tiny florets densely packed along the upright spikes meadow style planting schemes for vertical structure
How to grow: A sun loving, easy care herbaceous perennial that performs best with regular watering in dry periods. Forms a corm that lies dormant beneath the soil in winter, at which time spent foliage and flowers should be cut back to make way for fresh spring growth.
Uses: Cut flowers beds, borders.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growing Height: 70cm
Attracts: Butterflies and beneficial pollinators.
When to Sow: Spring/Summer/Autumn
Sowing Depth: 3 mm
Sow Spacing: 20 cm
Sowing Method: Direct sow when no frost is forecast.
Position: Full sun
Germination Time: 21 – 30 days
Maintenance: Very easy to grow and maintain but are frost-sensitive. Blazing Stars don’t like boggy soils. Forms a corm that lies dormant beneath the soil in winter, at which time spent foliage and flowers should be cut back to make way for fresh spring growth.
Seeds Per Packet: 100
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