Re: liatris

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• To: perennials@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: liatris
• From: B* C* <b*@cleome.ultranet.com>
• Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 21:20:05 -0400 (EDT)

Look in any major seed/plant catalog to determine if it is liatris.  The
whites are identical to the purple with the one exception - color.  I tore
mine out after one year - I couldn't stand it in my beds.  I am sure there
is some appropriate use for it.


At 09:04 AM 8/4/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I planted something years ago which I THINK is a liatris, although the
>spikes are white, not purple.  My problem is that it is very weedy
>looking, not a problem in itself, but the spikes don't stand up straight
>- they tend to have curious bends and sprawl all over the garden.    It
>is in full sun.  Does anyone know IF this is a liatris?  Does staking
>help keep this thing more vertical or shall I give up and yank it out??
>
>Thanks-
>Deb of Medfield, Massachusetts
>zone 6
>debb@ma.ultranet.com
>
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Brian Chandley
Worcester, MA   USA
bmchan@cleome.ultranet.com

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