This is an upright, multi-stemmed deciduous, sometimes semi-evergreen shrub, with a pyramidal tendency. Leaves are dull green, elliptic to oblong, 1 to 2 inches long. Beautiful creamy white, 4 lobed flowers are held in panicles, 1 to 2 inches long, […]
Liatris spicata ( Snow Queen Blazing Star )
Fine grass-like, bright green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 30 inch tall spikes of fragrant, fringed, white flowers, which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open from the top […]
Liatris spicata ( Goblin Gayfeather )
Fine grass-like, bright green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 16 to 20 inch tall spikes of fragrant, fringed, dark purple flowers, which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open […]
Liatris spicata ( Blue Bird Blazing Star )
Fine grass-like, bright green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 18 to 28 inch tall spikes of fragrant, fringed, blue-purple flowers, which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open from […]
Liatris scariosa ( White Spires Gayfeather )
Fine grass-like, bright green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 18 inch spikes of fragrant, fringed, white flowers which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open from the top of […]
Liatris scariosa ( Scariosa Gayfeather )
Fine grass-like, bright green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 18 inch spikes of fragrant, fringed, reddish-purple flowers which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open from the top of […]
Liatris pycnostachya ( Alexander Gayfeather )
Fine grass-like, deep green leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to 18 inch spikes of fragrant, fringed, deep purple flowers which begin in midsummer and continues until fall. Flowers open from the top […]
Liatris aspera ( Rough Gayfeather )
Spikes of lavender-purple flowers which open from the top. Fine grass-like leaves arise from a basal tuft which becomes longer in summer, giving rise to a 15 inch spike of fragrant, fringed, lavender-purple flowers, which begin in midsummer and continues […]
Lewisia tweedyi ( Alba Lewisia )
This is an evergreen perennial with rosettes of somewhat large, fleshy, deep-green leaves and stems that branch. All summer long produces many-petaled, open cup-shaped, pure white to cream flowers. This is excellent for filling in spaces in rock gardens and […]
Lewisia pygmaea ( Pygmaea Lewisia )
This is a deciduous perennial with rosettes of somewhat large, linear to inversly spear-shaped, deep-green leaves and stems that branch. All summer long produces cymes of open cup-shaped, white to pink to deep purple flowers. This is excellent for filling […]