• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter

Liatris chapmanii

Chapman's blazing-star, Chapman's gayfeather

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Chapman's blazing-star, Chapman's gayfeather

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Liatris chapmanii

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft tall by narrow spike ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

rose, purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Perennial sprouting back from corms. Blooms summer-fall with the peak being in September-October.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- 1Stays wet

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and bees.





Leafcutting bees from the family Megachilidae have been observed visiting the flowers at the Archbold Biological Station.

Native Habitats:

Fatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dunes, beach strands, sand ridges, fields and roadsides, sandhill. Pyrophytic.

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