Liatris Aspera - Button Blazing Star– MN Native

Another Monarch Butterfly favorite! This nectar-rich plant gets covered with migrating Monarchs in the late summer and fall. It is not uncommon to count 5+ monarchs on a single plant.

Bursts of purple flowers cover stalks that can reach 3-4 ft tall. A low maintenance, hearty native plant.

Very similar to Liatris Ligulistylis. What's the difference? Liatris aspera, has flower heads that are stalkless, and a preference for drier conditions. Liatris ligulistylis has stalked flower heads, floral bracts that are flattened and a preference for moister sites. We say, get both! Give the Monarch's some variety.

Sun: Full sun
Type: MN Native Perennial
Height: 3-4ft
Soil Type: Loamy, clay, or rock
Soil Moisture: Dry, medium, well-drained
Other info: Drought tolerant, deer-resistant

Pot Size: 3", 12.17 fl. oz or 365 ml 

Photo Credits: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons