Species
Blazing star
Liatris spicata
Varieties
2 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple (Clean seed)BSI-FL84633 | — |
| Details |
| rosy purpleBSI-H297000 | — |
| Details |
Liatris spicata is a perennial with narrow, grass-like leaves and a swollen underground corm.
Botanical characteristics
The upright flower spikes open from the top down, an identifying feature of the display. This species is associated with relatively moist sites, unlike some drier-habitat Liatris. The corm and seed are different routes by which plants can persist or spread.
Top-down flowering and seed references
Purple, Clean Seed and Rosy Purple distinguish the listed colour and seed-presentation references.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Liatris spicata
- Common names
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- blazing star; blazingstar; button snakewort; dense blazing star; dense blazing-star; florist gayfeather; florist or marsh gayfeather; gay feather; gayfeather; marsh blazing-star; marsh blazingstar; marsh gayfeather; prairie-pine; sessile blazing-star; sessile-headed blazing-star
- Synonyms
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- kuhnia spicata; lacinaria elongata; lacinaria spicata; lacinaria spicata albiflora; lacinaria spicata foliacea; lacinaria spicata montana; lacinaria spicata pumila; lacinaria spicata spicata; lacinaria vittata; liatris callilepis; liatris macrostachya; liatris magnifica; liatris picta; liatris pilosa; liatris pumila; liatris sessiliflora; liatris spicata albiflora; liatris spicata macrostachya; liatris spicata montana; liatris spicata spicata; liatris turbinata; liatris vittata; serratula spicata; suprago spicata
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
- Species
- Liatris spicata