Liatris spicata Bill Cawthon needle-like leaves that spiral tightly

needle-like leaves that spiral tightly around the stems

slender spires of scarlet

pyramidal evergreen

seasonally damp ground

in the same series as the purple 'New Orleans'

Liatris spicata Bill Cawthon needle-like leaves that spiral tightlyLiatris spicata, the blazing star or gayfeather, sends up rockets of feathery purple in the heart of summer, one of the great vertical accents of the North American prairie. The species is native to the moist meadows, prairies, and wet savannas of eastern North America, where the flower spikes once rose in their thousands among the tall grasses. Set against those horizontal sweeps of grass, the erect, bottlebrush spikes give any planting a jolt of