Liatris Spicata Purple Seeds — Liatris spicata

Bold Purple Blazing Star for the Summer Border

Liatris Spicata Purple (Liatris spicata) is one of the most striking and unusual perennials you can grow — its tall, fluffy spikes of vivid purple flowers open from the top down, creating a dramatic and eye-catching display from midsummer through autumn. Known as Blazing Star or Gay Feather, it is a superb cut flower, a magnet for pollinators, and a bold architectural statement in any cottage or prairie-style garden.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 💜 Vivid purple flower spikes — tall, fluffy, and wonderfully dramatic
• 🌸 Unique top-down flowering — blooms open from the tip downwards, extending the display
• ✂️ Excellent cut flower — long stems and a long vase life
• 🦋 Outstanding pollinator plant — irresistible to butterflies, bees, and beneficial insects
• 🌿 Tall and architectural — grows to 60–90 cm, perfect for the middle to back of the border
• 🌱 Rewarding perennial — returns year after year, clumping up over time

Growing Tips for New Zealand

Sow seeds in spring into a fine seed-raising mix at 18–22°C. Seeds benefit from a period of cold stratification — refrigerate in a damp paper towel for 4–6 weeks before sowing to improve germination rates. Plant out into a sunny, well-drained position; Liatris dislikes waterlogged soils but is otherwise tough and adaptable. Plants will flower in their second year from seed. Well suited to most NZ regions, particularly in free-draining soils.

What's in the Packet

Each packet contains 10 seeds of Liatris Spicata Purple (Liatris spicata), with growing instructions included.