- Common Name - prairie gay feather
- Botanical Name - Liatris spicata
- Family - Asteraceae
- Bud - basal
- Stem/Bark - Green
- Leaf - grass like, linear shape, acute apex, cuneate base, entire margins
- Flower - head (capitulum) inflorescence, violet, August - September
- Fruit - cypsela - October
- Habit - upright
- Form - oval, vertical
- Size - 0.7 - 1.3 m
- Culture - full sun, well drained soil
- Use - perennial border, accent plant, attract beneficial insects
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