General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 8 - 12 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Narrowleaf Gayfeather
  • Texas Gayfeather
  • Gayfeather
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Liatris punctata var. mucronata
  • Synonym: Liatris angustifolia
  • Synonym: Liatris mucronata

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Date: 2018-10-01
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Date: 2017-09-21
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-03-01
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-09-19

Date: 2011-10-11
Location: My front yard, N Watauga TX
Date: 2011-10-10
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-03-20

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