According to research published by Chicago Bot Garden (https://www.chicagobotanic.org/downloads/staff/ault/liatris.pdf) this species of Liatris and several others are self-incompatible. You need at least two plants blooming at the same time plants to collect any good seed, and at that, there will still be many infertile seeds. When saving seeds remember that the seed coat is produced even when a fertilized embryo is not present, so seeds may look "normal". To check a seed see if it bends in your fingers, if it does it is empty. Good seed should be solid and not bend once dried.
Liatris Kobold purple is a beautiful, upright spike of bright purple. It is drought tolerant and adds vertical accent to the garden. It attracts bees and butterflies.
Liatris is a nice tall plant, which adds vertical interest to a garden bed. It is a back-of-the-border plant that draws much attention from bees. Also very useful as a cut flower in a bouquet or floral arrangement.
This plant is a butterfly magnet! It would be glorious to see if the whole plant would bloom all at once, but it starts at the top and works its way down. This is ideal because it provides food for a longer period of time.
A prairie wildflower in Illinois; also found along RR tracks and fens. Flower heads form long dense spike to 12". Spike can be air-dried for winter applications.
In this species, the bottom of the corm elongates downwards so that it looks rather like a taproot. The fibrous roots that come from the corm may go down 15 feet. This allows it to survive when the soil at the surface is completely dry. It may also develop short rhizomes. In contrast, most other Liatris species have flattened-round corms.
