{"product_id":"lavender-glowsticks-prairie-blazing-star-bare-root-plant","title":"Lavender Glowsticks Prairie Blazing Star - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eLavender Glowsticks is a selection of prairie blazing star, a tough North American native that thrives in heavy clay and summer heat. It was chosen for very tall flower stalks that make up more than half of the plant's height, and for a long bloom period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lavender-purple spikes rise to about 4 feet in the heat of summer from a sturdy base of dark green leaves. Pollinators and butterflies swarm the flowers. Use it in prairie plantings, the back of a sunny border, or the cutting garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery tall, dense, bottlebrush-like spikes of small, fuzzy lavender-purple florets that open from the top down, the flower portion making up more than half the stem height. Spikes rise on stiff, upright stems from a robust mound of narrow, grass-like, dark green leaves. The plant grows about 48 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak a group of plants looks like a cluster of glowing lavender wands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrairie blazing star loves the same full sun and lean soil as lavender, and its tall lavender-purple wands tower behind lavender plants for a matching color echo in midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in poor to average soil; it handles clay, heat and dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 3-9. Very tall spikes may lean in rich soil or shade, so keep it lean and sunny, and cut spent stems or leave them for winter interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Liatris pycnostachya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lavender-purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright clump with tall flower spikes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 ft tall × 18–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776504103208,"sku":"GLLF-PER-51BD5D2A-BR","price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/lavender-glowsticks-prairie-blazing-star.jpg?v=1790892269","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/lavender-glowsticks-prairie-blazing-star-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}