Liatris aspera Bastrop Fairy Garden Plants in image and in fragrance

in image and in fragrance

non-running clumps are composed of very narrow

with very nice silver-patterned leaves

Clumps can thrive for decades with no care as long as they are planted in the right conditions

Liatris aspera Bastrop Fairy Garden Plants in image and in fragranceRough blazing star is one of the shorter species in the genus liatris, topping out for us at 3' tall, when it bursts into flower for us in late June (NC). The zig zaggy stalks are clothed with wavy green leaves, held at 90 degrees to the stem. The flowers resemble large shaggy purple buttons along the top 2 3 of the stalk a wonderful garden specimen in our trials. This incredibly drought tolerant species is native through most of the central US, from