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Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
Liatris pycnostachya is the scientific name for the native plant more commonly known as Prairie Blazing Star, Cattail Gayfeather, Kansas Gayfeather, or Cattail Blazing Star. Prairie Blazing Star is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the expansive Asteraceae family and is native to the tallgrass prairies of the central United States, where it thrives in well-drained soils and full sunlight.
The stems of this Prairie Blazing Star reach 2-5+ ft., with nearly half as a flower spike. The spike has dense, rayless, rose-purple (rarely white), cylindrical, stalkless flower heads on a coarse, hairy, leafy stem. Stamens and styles protrude, giving a fuzzy look. Flowers bloom top-down. The lower stem has short, fuzzy, grass-like leaves.
As with all Blazing Stars, Prairie Blazing Star is a magnet for myriad pollinators
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-9
Germination Needs: 60 Days Cold Stratification
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Plant Spacing: 1-1½ feet
Height: 4 feet
Bloom time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages :
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.
Excellent in the home landscape!
Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
This species is considered present but rare in several counties of the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
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Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability, and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do.🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
Liatris pycnostachya is the scientific name for the native plant more commonly known as Prairie Blazing Star, Cattail Gayfeather, Kansas Gayfeather, or Cattail Blazing Star. Prairie Blazing Star is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the expansive Asteraceae family and is native to the tallgrass prairies of the central United States, where it thrives in well-drained soils and full sunlight.
The stems of this Prairie Blazing Star reach 2-5+ ft., with nearly half as a flower spike. The spike has dense, rayless, rose-purple (rarely white), cylindrical, stalkless flower heads on a coarse, hairy, leafy stem. Stamens and styles protrude, giving a fuzzy look. Flowers bloom top-down. The lower stem has short, fuzzy, grass-like leaves.
As with all Blazing Stars, Prairie Blazing Star is a magnet for myriad pollinators
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-9
Germination Needs: 60 Days Cold Stratification
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Plant Spacing: 1-1½ feet
Height: 4 feet
Bloom time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages :
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.
Excellent in the home landscape!
Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
This species is considered present but rare in several counties of the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
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.
Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability, and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do.🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
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