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Liatris Spicata

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  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Thank you @Fairygirl and @Lyn, that's very helpful, I'm going to give them a go!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Liatris are great, I have been starting them off in pots and then planting out. I have used 9cm pots for single tubers and slightly larger (12cm?) for clumps of 3. Ones planted in the ground tend to disappear.

    I'd say it's getting a bit late to order tubers but you might find some. They are quite easy to slot in among other plants, they grow very upright and don't overshadow things.


    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    ... The dead seedheads are quite attractive in winter, or you can just cut off the stalks if you prefer.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    edited April 2023
    I've bought two Liatris spicata in recent years, both purple-ish. One was the 'kobold' variety that @Fairygirl mentioned above and I prefer it's more robust flowers. Both seem to have survived this last winter and I'm looking forward to enjoying them again.  
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

  • alfharris8alfharris8 Posts: 513
    @Loxley - nice photos. Thank you. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They're very very tough. No need for protection of any kind, and also don't need staking. Apart from the slug problem early in the year, they're a great addition to most gardens  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • alfharris8alfharris8 Posts: 513
    Lovely as always @Silver surferand I do think photos are so helpful. Thank you. 
    I appreciate we are jumping around here but the online concensus seems to be that Deutzia Mont Rose will grow to about 1.5 m. Do you think that is accurate please?
    I looked up Skimmia Rubella a couple of days ago and the information on the size of that varied from 75 cm high to 1.5 m so very confusing at times. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's because eventual sizes of any plant, especially shrubs/trees, depends on your conditions. Some will grow bigger if conditions and climate are perfect, some will struggle to reach that size because those conditions aren't as perfect.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • alfharris8alfharris8 Posts: 513
    Thanks @Fairygirl. That makes sense. 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Lovely as always @Silver surferand I do think photos are so helpful. Thank you. 
    I appreciate we are jumping around here but the online concensus seems to be that Deutzia Mont Rose will grow to about 1.5 m. Do you think that is accurate please?
    I looked up Skimmia Rubella a couple of days ago and the information on the size of that varied from 75 cm high to 1.5 m so very confusing at times. 
    Deutzia Mont Rose  will quickly get tall...easily 1.5 m

    While Skimmia rubella tends to be shorter but does get rather fat/wide over time.
    Pics  below show Skimmia japonica fragrans...a male only evergreen shrub.
    You need a nearby female Skimmia IF you want berries.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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