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Asteraceae
Rough Blazing Star
Liatris aspera
Joy and boldness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
- Native to
- Central North America, Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Late Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- dry, sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike most spike flowers that bloom from the bottom up, blazing stars bloom from the top down.
- It is a critical late-season nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies heading south in fall.
- The rough, rounded flower buds that give it the name 'aspera' (meaning rough) distinguish it from other liatris species.
- Native Americans used the corm as a food source and made medicinal teas from the roots.
- It is one of the most drought-tolerant of all blazing star species, thriving in sandy prairies and dry bluffs.
Color meanings
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joy
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boldness
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admiration