Perennials: Liatris? Does Anyone grow them?!, 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:
Hi, everybody--

I have had such good luck growing Liatris 'Kobold' and Liatris 'Spicata' (Gayfeather) this summer that I was thinking of trying other kinds...Does anyone grow the taller, later blooming kinds? Or 'Violette'? Or, 'Alba'? I would like to have continuous bloom from late June until mid-September...

The butterflies seem to love them, as do the gold finches...they look striking with the daylilies and daisies, and all the neighbors ask about them...still the different varieties are hard to find around here...I planted my first ones from Corms found at Home Depot, other than those kinds, I haven't seen plants or other corms available...can you recommend good corm/bulb sources for the rarer kinds?

Thanks. t.