Liatris pycnostachya Lavender Glowsticks Hardy Palms and Cycads (aka: originally introduced as Dianthus

(aka: originally introduced as Dianthus 'Red Devil') This 2007 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was discovered here as a flower mutation on our patch of Dianthus 'Feuerhexe' (Firewitch)

growing on beaches

compact clump

Topping the petiole (stalk) is a greenish purple pitcher with a top that arches over the pitcher

Liatris pycnostachya Lavender Glowsticks Hardy Palms and Cycads (aka: originally introduced as DianthusOMG what a blazing star! Liatris pycnostachya 'Lavender Glowsticks' is an incredible new seed strain of prairie blazing star, discovered by plantsman Hans Hansen in Illinois. For us, the wonderfully sturdy stems top out at 6' tall in mid June much more rigid than any of the other forms of this species we've grown. Of the 6' height, the bottom 4' is clothed with the narrow, 5" long leaves, which circle the stems. The top 2' is laden with literally