This a great cutflower. It dries beautifully too.
Liatris
Mine are way slow in blooming this year.
Lenjo.....you're right, this is one beautiful, long time bloomer! and your photography is great..right down to the sepals and the foliage! Elaine..I grow some of this also!
I love them. I had two plants this spring, and somehow managed to kill both of them. I need to study up and figure out what I did wrong and start over. Thanks for posting this and reminding me of how beautiful they are. I love the long bloomers.
mine's just coming into flower now, wierd how it starts from the top down ;D
Joan, Do you need seed for these?? I have plenty!! Let me know if ya do ok?
Mollybee, you got mail! Thank you!
:) You're welcome Joan! Now you got mail!!
Very pretty! I didn't know they grew from seed, I think I planted some bulb that didn't do well and finally died. Some of those would look good along my split rail fence, do you think I could get some for a SASE?
MaryE, Are you wanting some seeds? If so I would be glad to send you some for postage. Let me know soon!
I bought some white and common ones 2 last spring and planted them... they didn't bloom first year, and his year only 3 were alive, and 2 are starting tobloom now. They are socool looking :D But I'm sad the white ones aren't alive.. they would have looked nice with these.
Does anyone have seeds of other species than L. spicata? Some wild ones?
And why does the plant have such name - gayfeather? :S :]
LOL @ Evert! I only have the purple ones, but would also like to try the white ones too! So if anyone has seeds for the white I would love to try them too!
evert, until recently gay meant 'happy and joyful' - not the meaning it has today.
True Lilith very true!! Come to think of it the Liatris is a happy little plant isn't it?! Guess that is how it got it's name!
I have the white too,I planted a tuber-like root. I will watch for seed.
O Lenjo, please do!! You know where to find the seed don't you?? I'd love to try some. Do you have the purple? If not maybe we can trade.
pssssssss i have white ones that will be going to seed soon!
just email me
Miss Martha you got mail hun!! LOL