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Kobold Blazing Star
Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Original
Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Original
Growing Conditions
Sun exposure: full sun (6 or more hours of sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Easy to grow and trouble free. Blazing Stars are unusual in that they flower from the top of the flower spike down, not bottom up. So you can trim off the dead flowers at the top of the flower spike and keep the plants looking fresh.
Flowering Time
Early June through mid-July. Flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase.
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
A native to Ohio, Blazing Star have dark green, grassy foliage and produce multiple spikes of rose-purple flowers in June. Although native to moist meadows, this plant adapts wonderfully to average, even dry, soils.
Soil: performs best in average soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Easy to grow and trouble free. Blazing Stars are unusual in that they flower from the top of the flower spike down, not bottom up. So you can trim off the dead flowers at the top of the flower spike and keep the plants looking fresh.
Flowering Time
Early June through mid-July. Flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase.
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
A native to Ohio, Blazing Star have dark green, grassy foliage and produce multiple spikes of rose-purple flowers in June. Although native to moist meadows, this plant adapts wonderfully to average, even dry, soils.
Attracts Butterflies
Deer Resistant
Excellent Cut Flower
Kobold Original 14" tall
| • | This Ohio native has dark green, grassy foliage and produces multiple spikes of rose-purple flowers in June for 4-6 weeks. |
| • | Although native to moist meadows this plant adapts wonderfully to average, even dry soils. Over fertilization will cause excessive growth and the flower spikes will tend to fall over. |
| • | An exceptional fresh or dried cut flower. |
| • | This is the original strain from Holland maintained true to form by division to insure uniform dwarf plants of 14” tall. |
Midwest Native
Attracts Hummingbirds
