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Liatris pycnostachya

Liatris pycnostachya
Kansas Gay Feather, Cat-tail Gay Feather, Dense-spiked button Snakeroot

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Liatris pycnostachya, long spikes of purplish-pink flowers.
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Nicknamed Kansas Gay Feather due to their long feathery spikes with flowers opening from the top rather than the base.  This perennial plant has a compact, rhizomatous rootstock resembling a corm, which allows some to sell them 'dried' like a bulbous plant.  However, Liatris rhizomes do not tolerate prolonged drying out, so we have chosen to sell them in their soil ball.However, as Liatris rhizomes cannot withstand prolonged dryness, we have chosen to market them with their soil ball.

This plant has upright stems resembling those of L. spicata, but more vigorous and thicker. They bear long spikes of feathery, pinkish-purple flowers.

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Liatris pycnostachya (Flowering) Flowering

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time July to September

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Liatris

Species

pycnostachya

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Kansas Gay Feather, Cat-tail Gay Feather, Dense-spiked button Snakeroot

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Although many species are native to wet meadows, they do not tolerate clay soil. They require a permeable, well-aerated, stony or sandy soil, which is moist to wet during flowering, and drier in summer.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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