Gayfeather / Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) seeds

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Gayfeather / Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) seeds

Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,15 €

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SKU: LIA01

GTIN: 4251420518064

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Button snakewort is a herbaceous perennial native to North America, where it is found as a wild flower and medicinal plant in the prairies. It flowers from July until well into the autumn. The flowers are usually a pale violet. Occasionally, however, the flowers are white. These are quite unusual to look at, with many small flower cups arranged around the stem in a bowl shape. The first flowers open at the top. Eventually, all the others will follow, so it can take a few days for all the flowers to open. These are a very good source of nectar for butterflies and other beneficial insects in the garden.

Button snakewort make excellent cut flowers for the vase. It is also very popular as a dry flower. If you want to dry the flowers, cut them when they are all open. The cut stems can then be hung upside down to dry.

The plant quickly forms a branched rhizome. From this root system it sends out new shoots every year and takes up a lot of space. This is probably the reason why it is not offered as a container plant. However, it can be grown in a pot.

Plant description

Species:	Asteraceae
Root system:	Shallow roots Rhizome
Plant type:	Wildflower Herbaceous plant
Flower colour:	White
Region of origin:	North America
Special features:	Food for bees Winter-hardy
Use:	Good insect food plant Dried flower Cut flower Ornamental plant Medicinal plant
Climate:	Temperate
Winter hardiness zones:	5 (-30 bis -23 °C)
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	July August September
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Soil type:	Fresh Nutrient-rich Free-draining Chalky Humus-rich Moist No waterlogging
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Good companion plants:	Phlox Rose Sonnenhut
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
When to sow outdoors:	April May

Mehrjährige Staude. Vorkultur im Haus ab März oder Direktsaat ins Freiland ab Ende April möglich. Die Samen auf die Erde streuen, leicht andrücken und nur sehr dünn mit Erde bedecken. Bei +18.20°C keimen die Samen unkompliziert in ca. 14 Tagen. Bis zur Keimung gleichmäßig feucht halten. Jungpflanzen können nach den letzten Frösten Mitte Mai ins Freiland gepflanzt werden. Die Prachtscharte liebt sehr warme, sonnige Standorte und verträgt keine Staunässe.

Other names

Botanical name:	Liatris spicata
German names:	Ährige Prachtscharte, Violette Prachtscharte, Rosenscharte
English names:	Gayfeather, Blazing Star

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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