Dwarf Blazing Star
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Height: 8-14 inches
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Spread: 8 inches
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Bloom Time: July to
September
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Bloom: fluffy, magenta-purple spikes
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: prefers
well-drained loam; adaptable to poor soils; will not grow in rich moist soil
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Moisture: dry; mature
plants tolerate drought well and can easily rot with too much moisture
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Use: attracts
butterflies, bees and hummingbirds; rock gardens
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Care: doesn't compete
well so keep tall, aggressive plants away; divide every 3-4 years for best
growth
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Concerns:
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Native to: Western New
York and southern Ontario to southern Ohio, west to Minnesota and south to
Northern Arkansas; in Wisconsin it is found mostly in the southern part and
along the Mississippi River
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Notes: shortest of the
Liatris species; species name cylindracea refers to the rounded shape of the
flowers
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Supplier: The Flower
Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I006
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