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Liatris pycnostachya
Gayfeather Blazing Star
Item #: 1030
Category: Wildflowers
Habit: Perennial
Bloom: Aug-Dec
Height: 1-3'
Planting Rates:
Rangeland 6 lbs / acre
Lawn & Garden: Packet covers 20 sf D-pak covers 200 sf Lb covers 2,500 sf
Price: 1 pkt. - $6.00 1 dpak. - $29.00
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
Sand |
Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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medium, moist |
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Description
Sometimes called Blazing Star in the northern regions, this beauty is found thru out the tallgrass prairies. We found this perennial growing in thick stands on damp sandy clay near the Katy prairies. If you live in an area of sandy, well-drained soils and get frequent rainfall, you'll want to plant this species rather than the Liatris mucronata. This one is adapted to 30-40" rainfall areas of Texas' coastal bend, north thru the blacklands and open bottomlands of the Piney Woods.
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