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    LIATRIS spicata
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    LIATRIS spicata

    Commonly known as Button snake root, Gayfeather, Praire button

    Stiff poker-like flowers, intense mauve
     
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    • Good to know
      Attractive to insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails and mice - they like the roots!
    • Place of origin
      Eastern and southern USA.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Intense mauve
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      To 1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Perennial. Linear-lance-shaped basal leaves 30-40cm (12-16in) long. Long-lasting flowerheads to 1cm (½in) across in dense spikes 45-70cm (18-28in) long.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil
      With moisture - liable to rotting in heavy soils in very wet winters.
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      to 1.5m (5ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
      		  
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    White form
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £11.50

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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
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    £6.50
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    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
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    £3.00
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    £6.00
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    £12.00
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