Liatris

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

I got a spring mix at Aldi this spring with a variety of bulbs, they had a few of these in there and they turned out awesome this summer with beautiful blooms. Im going to take the seeds and plant a bunch more in some areas I have that are full sun. These will look so nice in my garden in my front yard.

[@saltator8565]

One of the few natives that are easy to find in chain stores near me. I love this stuff!

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

Bees don’t usually sting while pollinating. I’ve never been stung while walking around tons of bees buzzing around flowers.

[@SKWildflowerRescueNursery]

Yes but it can happen, people with allergies need to be aware of it. With that said, bees are everywhere in the garden and tend to land on me all the time. The only thing that has stung me in 40 years are Yellow Jackets.

[@gardenworm9866]

Great video, Steve! LOVE liatris! :D Happy Gardening!! ... ~(deb from PA Native Plant Gardening) :D

[@tico78742]

Planted some Liatris last summer. Hoping it returns this summer. No signs of growth yet. Thanks for the video.

[@SKWildflowerRescueNursery]

Too early here as well. But soon, real soon

[@DS-rf7si]

Rabbits ate mine last year. Some have started to sprout this year, so crossing my fingers that I get some blooms. Thanks for the letting them go to seed advise.

[@SKWildflowerRescueNursery]

Last year we collected all of our seed and was going to use it to scatter elsewhere, I could not figure out where the big bad of seed went, lol

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

@@SKWildflowerRescueNursery Thats what I plan on doing this fall. Do you have to cover it with dirt or just scatter it on the ground?

[@Philbert-s2c]

My purple ones are just fading now, for some reason the white ones flower first and die off very quickly. They seem to have lasted a bit longer this year than usual but that might be due to the tremendous amount of rain we've gotten this month (8-9 inches).

[@riverunner9978]

I just bought 100 bulbs to put in . 8 new echinacea, plus more!

[@sidilicious11]

How exciting! Mine flowered the first time this yea, one plant. I just love it and can’t wait to plant more.

[@bjbrown6488]

This was helpful, thank you.

[@joshdavis3304]

Just planted some corms, I’m so excited for them to flower

[@joshdavis3304]

I’m doing containers though… but hope to transplant into soil once I have the space

[@clange1345]

Hi there! I have a bag of Liatris corms, 20 of them. It is June 12 here in NJ. Can I plant these among some hostas? I'd like to get them in this week. What do you think? Some of the corms are starting to sprout. With thanks, Lange

[@sbear2315]

how many blooms do you get per corm? Is it just the one flower bud? or ??

[@Aaron-qn2gj]

Nice video! But could you please consider making a video showing winter maintenance for Liatris spicata? For instance, do the stalks fall over on their own or do you need to cut them down? Does the old foliage melt away over the winter, or do you need to manually remove it?

[@SKWildflowerRescueNursery]

Might be a pretty boring video for most. But it is a great question, here is how it goes in our garden. As you can see the flowers are on stems rising from the grassy foliage. Once we collect the seed in winter, there is nothing but a thin stem left and the grassy foliag has died and and slowly falls apart but not all the way. In the spring we do a slight raking of the old leaves and they simply pull away along with the stem. When the ground thaws, the corms emerge new growth. We added at least 5 new species of liatris and they all have slightly different foliage and blooms, so we are waiting to see of they survived the winter.

[@Aaron-qn2gj]

@@SKWildflowerRescueNursery Thanks for this information. Very helpful! Personally, I would find such a "Liatris in winter" video fascinating, but I recognize that I may be atypical... 😉

[@katiecannon8186]

@@Aaron-qn2gj I would too 👍🏻

[@Svolkov28]

I have a little question here, the corms give you flowers the first year or you have to wait until the second?

[@bronlynbennett3371]

Where do you buy the corm’s?

[@homeschoolindianmom]

HELP! My liatris started wilting after transplanting. It is very hot here ( 28-30 C) and I have been watering every day since the last 5 days when I transplanted to help them establish..

[@Philbert-s2c]

I think the wilt is normal with transplanting, especially given the temperatures. Once the heat breaks, they'll most likely rebound. As long as they take, you'll get them again next year.

[@staceygianoplos6381]

Is this liatris spicata?

[@SKWildflowerRescueNursery]

Yes, but we have collected another 6 species this year to add to the garden. They were small this year so cannot wait until next year.

[@mairwaugus5203]

It depends what part of the state you're from on how you pronounce liatris.😅