Liatris squarrosa Scaly Blazing Star Gayfeather Seed & Plants
(lee-AH-tris  skwa-RO-suh)
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Liatris squarrosa Scaly Blazing Star potted plants are available $4 each plus ups shipping, please contact us by email with your address for shipping cost on potted plants.
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Liatris squarrosa, Scaly Blazing Star, is a shorter blazing star or gayfeather for use in wild flower rock gardens in full sun with average to dry soil.  Liatris squarrosa, like other blazing stars is very attractive to butterflies and will be excellent in the butterfly garden and rock garden. 

Liatris squarrosa grows in dry to average rocky or sandy soils and is one of the earliest Liatris to bloom.  Scaly gayfeather or blazing star may have one or several stems each erect unbranched and 10-24 in. tall. Its leaves are not as numerous as in most other Liatris species. Tuft-like red-violet flower heads are few and openly spaced in a spike along the top of the stem.

Liatris squarrosa, Scaly Blazing Star grows wild on rocky glades, bluffs and open woods from Florida to Alabama and Louisiana, north to Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and when planted will grow over a much larger area.  usda plant hardiness zones 3 to 9

Use the chart below for shipping charges on Liatris squarrosa, Scaly Blazing Star flower seeds, to order copy the order form or email questions, comments & orders to john@easywildflowers.com 

Please contact us by email with your address for shipping charges & availability on potted plants

We accept payment by check, money order, and through Paypal

The minimum seed order amount is $10, this can be a combination of different seeds.

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Liatris squarrosa, Scaly Blazing Star Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.