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Description:

Liatris flowers in summer on stalks that rise above narrow green, grass like foliage. Its purple flowers are a favorite of pollinators.

Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart

Liatris spicata

Details:

  • Common name: Blazing Star

  • Family: Compositae

  • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

  • Zone: 3-8

  • Flower Color: Purple

  • Flowering Time: Late Summer

  • Native Range: Eastern US

  • Soil: Medium moisture, but well-drained, moderate fertility

  • Light: Full sun

  • Height: 2-4 feet tall

  • Width: 9-18 in. wide

Description:

Cardinal flower does best in moist soil when planted in full sun. This cultivar has green foliage and blue/ purple flowers, which bloom in succession along an upright flower spike, from mid to late summer.

Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart

Lobelia speciosa ‘Blue’

Details:

  • Common name: Blue Cardinal Flower

  • Family: Campanulaceae

  • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

  • Zone: 6-10

  • Flower Color: Blue, purple

  • Flowering Time: Late Summer- Fall

  • Native Range: North American Hybrid

  • Soil: Damp soil

  • Light: Full sun in damp soil, part shade in dry soil

  • Height: 2 ft tall

Lobelia speciosa

Description:

Cardinal flower does best in moist soil when planted in full sun. This cultivar has dark bronze foliage that contrasts well with its vermillion, red flowers, which bloom in succession along an upright flower spike, from mid to late summer.

Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart

Scarlet Bronze Leaf’

Details:

  • Bronze leaf Cardinal Flower

  • Family: Campanulaceae

  • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

  • Zone: 6-10

  • Flower Color: Red

  • Flowering Time: Late Summer- Fall

  • Native Range: North American Hybrid

  • Soil: Damp soil

  • Light: Full sun in damp soil, part shade in dry soil

  • Height: 2 ft tall

Lysimachia autropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’

Description:

Lysimachia ‘Beaujolais’ is a clump forming, upright perennial that prefers moist soils. It has unique waxy grey-green leaves with red-wine colored flower spikes. Its common name, loosestrife, should not be confused with the invasive ‘Purple loosestrife’ which is commonly found in local wetlands.

Pot size: 3.5 in deep and 2 quart

Details:

  • Common name: Loosestrife

  • Family: Primulacea

  • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

  • Zone: 5-8

  • Flower Color: Wine-red

  • Flowering Time: Late Spring- Summer

  • Native Range:

  • Soil: humus rich, moist

  • Light: Full sun-part shade

  • Height: 16-20 inches tall

  • Width: 14-16 inches wide