Liatris aspera (Button Blazing Star, Rough Blazing Star)

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Liatris aspera (Button Blazing Star, Rough Blazing Star)Button Blazing Star is a medium to tall prairie forb with distinctive flower spikes dotted with large buttons of clustered violet florets that bloom beginning in July. A favorite of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, this blazing star favors dry sites and lean soils. It is very drought tolerant once established but may be consumed by rabbits and rodents particularly overwinters with tight food resources. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil

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It forms nice clumps and the elegant seed heads are where it gets its famed name

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the straight species we sell provides better tolerances to disease and environmental factors due to its adaptation over thousands of years to local conditions

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it spreads more aggressively than Maianthemum racemosum (Solomon's Plume) through its roots so be careful in smaller landscapes

It is well behaved and it has intensely colored blue flowers that can attract the later pollinators and add later season interest

The feather like fronds are delightful texture on flower borders and texture gardens alike

Mature Height 60'-140'

Prefers shade and moist soil containing large amounts of organic matter

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