Prairie Blazing-Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Showy spikes blooming from the bottom up. This species has flowering heads packed together and closely attached to the stem.

1-4 feet, sun.

Summer-Autumn (July-October).

Not visible are the bracts, which are reflexed.  

24 July 2020.

Prairie Blazing-Star, 24 July 2020