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Native plant: Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie blazing star, Kansas gayfeather, Cat-tail gayfeather) The stems of this showy perennial are 2-5 ft. tall, and nearly half of this is the flower spike. A spike of rayless, rose-purple (rarely white), cylindrical, stalkless flower heads densely crowded on a coarse, hairy, very leafy stem. Stamens and styles protrude from the purple, tufted flower heads, creating a fuzzy appearance. Flowers bloom from the top of the spike downward. The lower portion of the stem is covered with short, fuzzy, grass-like leaves.
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Mr. Smarty Plants: I just planted wildflowers and I was wondering how long before I know if they will grow?
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Supplier: Abbott's Nursery (Ann Arbor, MI) Abbott's Nursery operates on a turn of the century farm. We carry many of the most popular native trees, shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers indigenous to our area.
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Organization: North Dakota Natural Heritage Program (Bismarck, ND)
ND Natural Heritage Program's comprehensive inventory of the state's ecological resources provides a continuous process for identiying valuable natural areas and setting land protection priorities.
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Book: "Attracting Birds: From the Prairies to the Atlantic" (New York, Crowell) Out of Print--Limited Availability
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