Flowers for the garden
Liatris spicate
L. spicata
Family Asteraceae. Native to the southeastern regions of North America.
Perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant. Stems simple up to 50 cm tall, very leafy. Leaves linear. Heads small, 8-13-flowered, gathered in a spike-like inflorescence up to 35 cm long. Flowers tubular only, purple-red, less often white. Blooms in June-July for 35-40 days. Fruits. In cultivation since 1732.
