Liatris

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Read about Liatris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Liatris (a name of unknown derivation). Syn. Lacinaria Compositae. Blazing Star. Button Snake-Root. Hardy perennials, confined to eastern and southern North America, best adapted to the wild-flower border. They are erect often resinous herbs, simple or branched, and arising from a tuber: leaves alternate, narrow, 1—5- nerved: flowers in racemose or spicate heads; receptacle flat, or slightly convex, naked; corolla regular, its tube slender and 5-lobed.—Twenty- five or more species. The most showy are L. elegans and L. pycnostachya. All produce flowers in wand-like spikes or racemes, the petaloid coloring of the involucral bracts often adding to the effect of the usually bright rose-red or purple flowers Their flowers are produced in late summer and autumn. They multiply by offsets from their corm-like base, or may be grown from seed, which should be sown in autumn. They will grow and produce flowers in poorer soil than most garden plants, but thrive best in good, rich garden soil, and require no special care. When grouped in masses they give best results. They are scarcely domesticated as yet. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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