Cylindrical Blazing Star
Liatris cylindracea
Cylindrical blazing star is a compact, drought-tough liatris of dry prairies and glades, with button-like rose-purple heads. A late-summer nectar source ideal for lean, rocky soils.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, OK, TN, WI
Related native plants
More Liatris species
- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)
- Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
- Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa)
- Devil's Bit Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)