Liatris elegans
Elegant gayfeather, Elegant blazing star, Pink-scale gayfeather, Pinkscale gayfeather, Pinkscale blazingstar, Pinkscale blazing star
Liatris Liatris
L. elegans - L. elegans is a variable, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with linear, dark green leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing narrow spikes of tubular, pale pink to purple-pink flowers from late summer into autumn.
Liatris elegans is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Compact, Erect flower stem
Reddish-purple in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest free. Resistant to damage by deer (Deer Resistant B - Seldom Severely Damaged).
Generally pest free
Deadhead regularly. Cut to the ground after flowering.
May self-seed readily in open conditions.
Division, Seed
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Liatris elegans (Elegant gayfeather) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Prairie planting, Rock, Wildlife
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Best in dry, rocky soil. Avoid excessive winter wet. Tolerates heat, drought, and humidity. Resistant to damage by deer.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Liatris elegans
Elegant gayfeather, Elegant blazing star, Pink-scale gayfeather, Pinkscale gayfeather, Pinkscale blazingstar, Pinkscale blazing star
Liatris Liatris
L. elegans - L. elegans is a variable, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with linear, dark green leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing narrow spikes of tubular, pale pink to purple-pink flowers from late summer into autumn.
Southeastern United States
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Compact, Erect flower stem
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Reddish-purple in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest free. Resistant to damage by deer (Deer Resistant B - Seldom Severely Damaged).
Generally pest free
Deadhead regularly. Cut to the ground after flowering.
May self-seed readily in open conditions.
Division, Seed
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Liatris elegans (Elegant gayfeather) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Prairie planting, Rock, Wildlife
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Best in dry, rocky soil. Avoid excessive winter wet. Tolerates heat, drought, and humidity. Resistant to damage by deer.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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