Common Name: Dotted Blazing Star

Latin Name: Liatris punctata

Height: 2 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Purple

Bloom Time: July - September

Water Use: Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil: Loam, Sand, Gravel

Light Requirement: Full, Partial

Spreads via: Seed; develops rhizomes

Host Plant: Liatris species are host plants for the flower moths Schinia gloriosa and Schinia sanguinea

Pollinators: Many bees and butterflies

Other Information:  Long taproot that makes it extremely drought tolerant. Birds eat seed. The species name punctata means dotted and refers to the speckled leaves.