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Liatris aspera

Liatris aspera

Blazing Star - Rough

Rough Blazing Star blooms later than Liatris spicata, producing tall upright stalks with rose-purple disk florets spaced evenly along the stems.  The flower spikes emerge from basal tufts of long thin green leaves and bloom August and September.  Because the fluffy flowers appear at the same time rather than sequentially, Liatris aspera makes an excellent cut flower.  Hummingbirds and butterflies benefit from the late summer nectar production.

Height 36 Inches

Spread 24 Inches

Bloom Color Lavender/Purple

USDA Hardiness Zone 3

Companion Plants to Liatris aspera

Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies'
Aromatic Aster

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Switchgrass

Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
Tennessee Coneflower

Similar Plants to Liatris aspera

Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke'
New England Aster

Echinacea pallida
Pale Purple Coneflower

Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
Vervain