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Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

• Herbaceous perennial
• Bright purple, long-lasting flower spikes
• Wonderful cut-flower
• Blooms open from top of the spike downward
• Narrow, dark-green, grass-like foliage
• Use for naturalizing or in perennial borders

• Category

  • Perennial

• Characteristics

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Humming-birds
  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Average Water
  • Border or Bed
  • Cut Flower/Foliage
  • Full Sun
  • Green
  • Long Blooming
  • Low Maintenance
  • Naturalizing
  • Summer
  • Upright