Blazing Stars
Liatris spicata
Blazing Stars
Planted March 2022
From bulbs.
Journal 2022
- March
- 19: Harrison's plant. Harrison and mommy planted 30 bulbs.
- 25: Watered thoroughly in preparation of 10 days holiday.
- April
- 3: Back from holiday, seedlings look very good and thriving. 20 cm tall. 2 patches of mold is observed in the soil and 1 plant within looks small and sickly. Discarded/cropped out as best as I can.
- 5: Warm day, temperature above 10 °C. Put outside during warm hours. Will put back inside in the evening.
- 24: Too dense and too invested with fungus gnats. Reduced to 5 + 4 + 5.
- May
- 9: 2 seems to be not making it. Continues to be the most major fungus gnats investation site.
- 21: Buds
- June
- 3: Added bunny tails to the container
- 4: Added yarrow to the container. Rearranged to fit better. Number of blazing stars: 10.
- Summer
- Early: Blooming beautifully for many months.
- Late: Dried up in the heat of summer. Sacrificed. Harry was feeling sad about it.
Care
- Water: regular watering in first years, more drought tolerance in the next years.
- Temperature and humidity: tolerant to summer heat and humidity. Can survive cold winter if soil is not too wet.
- Fertilizer: not a heavy feeder, but if soil is poor, add flower fertilizer each spring as active growth begins. Will do fine if soil is decent.