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Rocky Mountain blazingstar
Liatris ligulistylis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 in.; to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Riparian, Wet Meadow
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Rocky, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Can tolerate poor soils.