I have spent most of my career as a Landscape Architect, studying plants in and around the Denver Metro Area. Along the way I have collected thousands of pictures of plants, my clients have found them very helpful in seeing how plants will actually grow in typical landscapes.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gayfeather
Gayfeather/
Liatris spicata
Perennial
Size:
Height 24-36”
Spacing 24”
Sun: Full Sun to moderate shade
Water: Xeric
Landscape Use: Mid to late season color.
Comments: Great plant for foliage texture,
companion to Rudbeckia (yellow) Dried
seedhead looks interesting in the fall/winter.
Other parts of the country report self sowing,
I have not seen much of this in Colorado.
Maintenance: Cutback in Spring.
Maximum elevation: 8000 ft.
Said to be Deer Resistant
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