Liatris spicata

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Liatris spicata
Button Snakewort; Blazing Star; Gayfeather

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DERIVATION

spicata

- grows ears (like corn), in spikes

FAMILY

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Other Plants in the Aster Family

HABIT

Herbaceous | Geophyte

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

E & C United States, E Canada

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Purple

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Native Plant Collection | Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Button Snakewort | Blazing Star | Gayfeather

Location Map for Liatris spicata (Button Snakewort; Blazing Star; Gayfeather) - 6 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Liatris spicata:
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Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	062304*1	2006	Rock Alpine Garden
2	111689*1	2011	Mordecai Childrens G
3	141060*2	2014	Sensory Garden
4	172911*1	2017	Mordecai Childrens G
5	182543*1	2018	Mordecai Childrens G
6	201913*2	2020	Ornamental Grass Bed

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	FLOWERING: When Liatris spicata has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens

2022
2017
2006

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