Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Wildlife:

Attacts butterflies and native bees.

Native Habitats:

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a catch-all for the many species of Liatris that are not listed individually on this site. 

All can be grown from seed, all required good sunlight to thrive and flower.  

Most are not available from nurseries.  If you have permission to collect seed, you should be able to grow any of them.  Look at the collection site to judge whether or not your proposed location will provide the correct soil (usually sandy) and moisture conditions (widely variable) suited to the species that you are considering.