Latin: Liatris spicata 'Kobold
Common: blazing star
Zone: 3 to 8
Height: 1.50 to 2.50 feet
Width: 0.50 to 1.00 feet
Exposure:  Full sun
Flower Season: July to August
Flower Color: Deep purple
Fragrance: N/A
Fall Color: N/A
Notes:  Liatris spicata 0Kobold is a free flowering compact gayfeather cultivar.  The stems are covered in attractive long narrow leaves.  In summerfoliage is topped by rosy-purplespiky flowers and surrounded by a bevy of butterflies.  Plants prosper
in sunny sites with moist well drained soil.