LIATRIS 



(N»me of unknown oriein) 

 Compoiittt 



IS- Liatris pycnostachya 



English Names: Blazing star, Kansas gay feather, Button snake root, Devil's 

 bit, Rattlesnake's master. 



CENTRAL U. S. A. 



EARLY JULY THROUGH AUGUST 



SMALL purple flower heads, about one half inch long, in showy, long, 

 dense spikes five to eighteen inches long, which commence to flower 

 at the top, borne on leafy stems three to five feet high. Leaves slender 

 and grasslike, thickly 

 clothing the stem; persist- 

 ent. Excellent in masses 

 in the herbaceous border 

 or naturalized against 

 shrubbery or in waste 

 places. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture. Will grow in very 

 poor soil, in sun, but 

 thrives best in rich garden 

 soil and in partial shade. 



Propagate by seed 

 sown in autumn or by 

 division. 



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