Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss' (Gayfeather)

Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Button Snakeroot 'Floristan Weiss', Blazing Star 'Floristan Weiss', Kansas Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Spike Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Liatris spicata 'Floristan White'

Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss' (Gayfeather) is a prized perennial with fluffy white flower spikes. It blooms successively from top to bottom for over four weeks, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This low-maintenance plant remains attractive with its narrow leaves throughout summer, turning bronze in fall. It adds a strong vertical accent to sunny borders or prairie gardens and pairs well with Rudbeckia and Echinacea.

Plant Type Perennials
Hardiness Zone 3-9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer
Height2' - 4' (ft), 3' - 6' (ft)
Spread12" - 18" (in), 18" - 24" (in)
Spacing 12"-15" (in)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil PH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Showy
Tolerance Deer, Drought
Attracts Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Garden Uses Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Arrangements
Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss' (Gayfeather) | Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Button Snakeroot 'Floristan Weiss', Blazing Star 'Floristan Weiss', Kansas Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Spike Gayfeather 'Floristan Weiss', Liatris spicata 'Floristan White' || Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss' (Gayfeather) is a prized perennial with fluffy white flower spikes. It blooms successively from top to bottom for over four weeks, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This low-maintenance plant remains attractive with its narrow leaves throughout summer, turning bronze in fall. It adds a strong vertical accent to sunny borders or prairie gardens and pairs well with Rudbeckia and Echinacea.
Full Sun, Summer, Average Water Needs, Low Maintenance, Moist but Well-Drained, Showy, Deer Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Arrangements
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