Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 2-4 ft × 0.8-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to heat, humidity and poor soil, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

3-8

Sun

Full sun

Water

Medium

Mature size

2-4 ft × 0.8-1.5 ft

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Pink, Purple, White

Bloom season

Summer

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Songbirds

Tough against

Heat, Humidity, Poor soil

Native to

Eastern United States