species
Liatris spicata
Blazing star
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Liatris spicata belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Blazing star, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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