Under construction, therefore, the information in RED is generic and has yet TBD for the specific wildflower.
Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd. var. pilosa, Shaggy Blazing Star (Aster Family)
Liatris
graminifolia Willd. var. dubia
(W. Bartram) A. Gray
Inflorescence: Solitary Head(type) Spike Raceme Panicle Cyme Umbel Corymb
Flower Type: Campanulate (Bell-Shaped) Mint Spathe Funnel-form Tubular Spurred Bilaterally Radially Symmetric Irregular
Bloom Color(s): Red Pink Purple Blue Green Brown Orange Yellow White
Bloom Period: Early Mid Late Spring April May June Summer July Aug. Sept. Autumn Oct. Nov. Dec. Winter Jan. Feb. Mar.
Foliage Period: Early Mid Late Spring April May June Summer July Aug. Sept. Autumn Oct. Nov. Dec. Winter Jan. Feb. Mar.
Foliage Color: Variegated Light Dark Green Silver Red Orange Yellow Purple Brown
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Alternate Whorled Basal
Life Cycle: Annual Biennial Perennial
Plant Form: Herb/Forb Graminoid Subshrub Shrub Tree
Size:
Shape/Form: Basal Spreading Erect Rounded
Texture (summer/winter): fine course none
Habitat: Aquatic Wetland Mesic (Moist) Xeric (Dry)
Light: Shade Partial Full
Soil Preference: Shallow Deep Light Heavy Rich Average Poor Sand Loam Clay Strongly Acidic Neutral Alkaline Adaptable
Range in Alabama: Scattered Throughout Local in along Coast Coastal Plain Fall-Line Mountains
Reasons to Grow:
If you have the necessary habitat see if the plant is available at reputable nursery, otherwise enjoy it in the wild only due to rarity of habitat requirements and/or vulnerability to exploitation
unfortunately this plant is so rare and/or its habitat is so fragile that
it is better to keep it a secret so that it remains protected.
Besides flowers it is eatable/medicinal, it is a nectar plant for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and it is a host plant for butterfly larvae
