Dotted Gayfeather | Oklahoma State Universy

Contents:

• GAYFEATHER (LIATRIS SPITA): CARE, GROWG GUI AND TYP (WH PICTUR)
• DOTTED GAYFEATHER
• A COMPREHENSIVE GUI TO DOTTED GAYFEATHER (LIATRIS PUNCTATA)
• PLANT PROFILE: THE GAYFEATHERS
• DOTTED GAYFEATHER

GAYFEATHER (LIATRIS SPITA): CARE, GROWG GUI AND TYP (WH PICTUR)

Gayfeather (Liatris spita) is a flowerg perennial plant wh tall spik of showy purple or whe flowers. The imprsive gayfeather flowers mean the plant is ial for plantg dividually or mass plantg along borrs full sun. Gayfeather plants have immense ornamental value as easy-re, low-matenance summer plants.

Gayfeather (Liatris spita) flowers bloom throughout the summer and may last until fall.

This article is a plete gui to growg gayfeather plants. How to Care for Gayfeather (Liatris spita).

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To re for gayfeather, grow the blazg star plant the sunnit part of your garn. Plant the gayfeather bulbs light, well-drag, fertile soil. Gayfeather don’t need addnal fertilizg.

Gayfeather (Blazg Star) Facts. Liatris spita (gayfeather or blazg star) flowers look betiful pecially when planted en masse. Gayfeather (Liatris spita) belongs to the perennial flowerg plant fay Asteraceae.

Native to eastern North Ameri, gayfeather plants grow on prairi and meadows. Outdoors, gayfeather thriv USDA zon 3 through 9. Gayfeather also grows well heat and humid ndns.

A COMPREHENSIVE GUI TO DOTTED GAYFEATHER (LIATRIS PUNCTATA)

Other mon nam for gayfeather clu ‘blazg star, ’ ‘nse blazg star, ’ ‘button snakewort, ’ ‘spike gayfeather, ’ and ‘Kansas gayfeather. The length of gayfeather’s flowerg stems pends on the cultivar. For example, the gayfeather ‘Kobold’ wh pk flowers grow around 1 – 2 ft.

The gayfeather ‘Alba’ wh s whe flowerg spik grows up to 3 ft. Gayfeather Flowers.

Gayfeather flower spik n be purple, pk or whe and look great floral arrangements. Gayfeather flowers are spectacular when they bloom om July until September. The benef of growg gayfeather flowers your garn is that they attract pollators.

PLANT PROFILE: THE GAYFEATHERS

Butterfli, native be, and hummgbirds are regular visors to gayfeather plants when they’re bloom. Ornamental gayfeather flowers are betiful h cut or dried floral arrangements.

Frh cut gayfeather flowers last for up to two weeks a vase of water. You n also dry gayfeather flowers to make the blooms last even longer.

Before cuttg flowers om gayfeather plants, ’s bt to ensure that at least two-thirds of the flowerg spike is bloom. Gayfeather (Liatris spita) Growg Gui. Let’s look more tail at how to grow gayfeather clumpg perennial plants your sunny backyard.

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Where to Plant Gayfeather.

The bt place to plant gayfeather bulbs (also lled rms) is a lotn your garn that gets plenty of sunshe.

You n plant gayfeather mixed flower beds, flowerg borrs, ttage garns, or rmal flower garns. Excellent pann plants for gayfeather are other tall flowerg plants such as black-eyed San and echacea. Gayfeather also grows well alongsi ornamental grass, daylili, and other plants om the aster fay.

Light Requirements for Growg Gayfeather Flowers.

Gayfeather flowers grow bt full sun. Gayfeather flowers thrive full sun and n whstand some partial sha. If your summer climate is hot and dry, then partial sha is bt for gayfeather.

You n also grow spike gayfeather pots your backyard as long as they get plenty of sunlight.