Liatris pycnostachya Lavender Glowsticks Hardy Palms and Cycads Topping the petiole (stalk) is

Topping the petiole (stalk) is a greenish purple pitcher with a top that arches over the pitcher

growing on beaches

Canna 'Bengal Tiger' was awarded the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 2002

Hirao in Japan

Recently discovered around 6

Liatris pycnostachya Lavender Glowsticks Hardy Palms and Cycads Topping the petiole (stalk) isOMG what a blazing star! Liatris pycnostachya 'Lavender Glowsticks' is an incredible new seed strain of prairie blazing star, discovered by plantsman Hans Hansen in Illinois. For us, the wonderfully sturdy stems top out at 6' tall in mid June much more rigid than any of the other forms of this species we've grown. Of the 6' height, the bottom 4' is clothed with the narrow, 5" long leaves, which circle the stems. The top 2' is laden with literally