Liatris aspera Bastrop Fairy Garden Plants Clumps can thrive for decades

Clumps can thrive for decades with no care as long as they are planted in the right conditions

As they are sterile

with very nice silver-patterned leaves

We find that both moist and average-to-dry soils work fine

Liatris aspera Bastrop Fairy Garden Plants Clumps can thrive for decadesRough blazing star is one of the shorter species in the genus liatris, topping out for us at 3' tall, when it bursts into flower for us in late June (NC). The zig zaggy stalks are clothed with wavy green leaves, held at 90 degrees to the stem. The flowers resemble large shaggy purple buttons along the top 2 3 of the stalk a wonderful garden specimen in our trials. This incredibly drought tolerant species is native through most of the central US, from