Kansas gay feather
Also known as: cat-tail gay feather; dense-spiked button snakeroot; prairie button
An upright, clump-forming, short-lived perennial to 1.5m tall with basal tufts of narrow, lance-shaped dark green leaves from which arise the tall flowering stems in summer with feathery flowerheads of many small purple-pink flowers opening from top to bottom
Scientific classification
- Species
- Kansas gay feather (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Genus
- Liatris
- Family
- Asteraceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming · Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Kansas gay feather
Distribution map
C and Eastern USA
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Kansas gay feather
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Kansas gay feather care guide
- Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth
Pruning
PruningDeadhead regularly then cut stems down to the ground in winter
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed or by division
Growing
GrowingGrow in light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil that is not wet overwinter; full sun is essential
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
Generally pest-free
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