Re: Liatris or gayfeather
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Liatris or gayfeather
- From: "* &* B* H* <c*@saltspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:07:38 -0800
Alright i've had enough - where can i get seed for L.microcephala?
Brian
http://vvv.com/~amdigest/cusheon.htm
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> From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Liatris or gayfeather
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 6:15 AM
>
> > 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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