Liatris aspera -- (Rough Blazing Star)


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 Scientific Name:  Liatris aspera
 Common Name:  Rough Blazing Star
 Other Common Names:  Tall Blazing Star, Button Blazing Star
 Duration of Life:  Perennial
 Bloom Color:  Purple
 Soil Moisture:  Mesic, Dry
 Sun Requirements:  Full
 Plant Origin:  Native
 Growing Zone:  4
 Competitivness:  Intermediate
 Best established via:  Seed, Plant
 Growth Habit:  Forb/herb
 Height, Mature (feet):  4
 Plant Spacing:  6 to 18 inches
 Flowering Months:  August, September
 Seeds Per Ounce:  13,500
 Found in Old fields:  No
 Found in Virgin fields:  Yes
 Where Found in S.E. MN:

 Pronounciation:  (lee-AH-tris AS-pe-uh)
 Category:  Dicot
 Division:  Magnoliophyta
 Class:  Magnoliopsida
 Order:  Asterales
 Family:  Asteraceae
 Genus:  Liatris

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