Botanical Name: Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
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Common Name: Kobold Gayfeather or Blazing Star  
Plant photo of: Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
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Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Lavender, Purple

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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A selection of L. spicata, 'Kobold' is a favorite of the florist trade, loved for its brilliant magenta to violet flower spires, erect habit, and long bloom, mid to late summer. It provides valuable vertical interest in a perennial border, and it also blends well with ornamental grasses. A great cut flower, it also attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It grows about 18 to 30 inches tall and 8 to 12 inches wide.