Liatris aspera

Common Name: Rough Blazing Star
 
Soil: Dry  Dry-Mesic  Mesic  
Height: 2 ft - 3 ft
Blooming: Jul Aug Sep Oct

Very drought tolerant and can compete well with prairie grasses. Particularly attractive to butterflies and moths, but also visited by bees, wasps, and flies. Foliage is very palatable and sometimes corms are eaten by rodents.

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