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Published by Porterbrook
06-09-2009 |
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#2
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Porterbrook
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06-24-2009, 05:07 AM
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![]() Good morning Hedgerow,
I have several photographs of Liatris species on my website. I believe that Liatris spicata grows on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, but will have to check my references to see if any others are indigenous to that region. |
#4
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joepyeweed
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06-24-2009, 11:05 AM
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![]() I do love blazingstars in my garden. They are one of my favorites.
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#5
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Porterbrook
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06-24-2009, 03:07 PM
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![]() Joepyeweed,
What species of Liatris are growing in your part of Illinois? Frank |
#6
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joepyeweed
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06-24-2009, 03:10 PM
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![]() I think its Prairie Blazing Star, Liatris pycnostachya
Though it may be L. spicata... I'll have to look at it again.. I may have both. |
#7
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Porterbrook
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06-24-2009, 03:23 PM
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![]() Liatris spicata usually grows in moist meadows and is not as tall as L. pycnostachya. The flower wand on my L. pycnostachya has reached nearly two feet in length. Very spectacular in the midst of Andropogon gerardii.
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#8
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Porterbrook
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06-24-2009, 03:26 PM
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![]() Hedgerow,
According to Brown, Liatris gramnifolia is common on the Eastern Shore. Liatris spicata has only one known station on the Eastern Shore. And Liatris squarrosa grows on the Coastal Plain. Any species present in your area should be in full bloom right now. You can key them out using Newcomb. Good luck. Porterbrook |
#9
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joepyeweed
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06-24-2009, 03:34 PM
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![]() I looked at them yesterday, not in full bloom yet. The bloom spikes are there, they aren't purple yet;
I think of spicata has having an interrupted bloom along the spike, where pynchostachya bloom is more continuous... if you know what I mean by that...? I have them planted in a spot mixed with little blue stem, joepyeweed and culversroot...big blue probably would have been a better choice for that location, but the lbs seems to be doing okay. |
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