Re: Liatris or gayfeather
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Liatris or gayfeather
- From: "* P* L* <lindsey@mallorn.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 08:15:52 -0600 (CST)
> For those of you who know this lovely perennial how many colours have
> you come across?? I always thought there was just the white and cerise/
> purple ones but somebody told me the other day of 5 colours.
I have to say that my favorite liatris that I've come across is Liatris
microcephala. I forget the common name right now (dwarf western blazing
star?), but it's a shrubby little thing maybe only 12" high. The flower
stalks are thin (like a pencil), although they tend to get long and curly
if there's not enough sun. It's also more on the lavender side than most
other Liatris.
It seems to like a dry, sunny location in zone 5a/5b (both Chicago and
E. Central Illinois).
Chris
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