Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm
Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm

Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)

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Prairie Blazing Star is a long bloomer that attracts many native bees, butterflies, and skippers. Prairie Blazing Star is native west and south of Michigan and is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). It is also a host plant to 6 species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org) and a host plant to the specialist bees Melissodes coloradensis and Melissodes vernoniae (Johnson and Colla, 2023). They are often browsed by deer though, so take note.

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Prairie Blazing Star is a long bloomer that attracts many native bees, butterflies, and skippers. Prairie Blazing Star is native west and south of Michigan and is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). It is also a host plant to 6 species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org) and a host plant to the specialist bees Melissodes coloradensis and Melissodes vernoniae (Johnson and Colla, 2023). They are often browsed by deer though, so take note.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full

Soil Moisture: Wet-Medium

Height: 4 feet

Plant Spacing: 1-1.5 feet

Bloom Time: July-September

Bloom Color: Purple

Advantages: Bird Favorite, Pollinator Favorite, Great Landscaping Plant

Host Plant: 6 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

Specialist Bee: Melissodes coloradensis and Melissodes vernoniae (Johnson and Colla, 2023)

Complementary Plants: Joe-Pye weeds, Boneset, Blue vervain, Green-headed coneflower, Culver’s root, Rattlesnake master, Mountain mint, Coneflowers, Monarda, Milkweeds

Resource: Johnson, Lorraine, and Sheila Colla. A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. Island Press, 2023

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