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Botanical Name
: Liatris spicata
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Common Name
: Blazing Star
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Type
: Perennial. Returns each spring from same roots, forming expanding clump. Blooms second spring from seed.
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Color
: Showy spikes on many tiny purple flowers
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Flower
: Tall spike of clustered tiny flowers
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Sun/Shade
: Needs full sun.
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Soil Preferences
: Needs loose fast-draining soil.
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Moisture Requirments
: Average moisture, well-drained.
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Where To Grow It
: All regions of North America.
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Indigenous To
: Most open areas of North America east of the Mississippi; Canada to Florida and Mexico.
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