I waited two years for this plant to grow and it is not what I ordered. I wanted a Brown Eyed Susan for the corner of my cement block garden and this is what came up instead. So disappointed! :'( Who knows what this plant is? I don't care much for it so it will likely end up discarded this fall. However, I would like to know what it is supposed to be. Thanks as always for your help. ( photo / image / picture from Chrisle's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Chrisle's Garden ) close up of the flower head ( photo / image / picture from Chrisle's Garden )
Looks like Liatris spicata (Gayfeather, Blazing Star) click on this blue link. They also come in white, there are just no photos on our plant page of the white ones. It is drought tolerant and a great bee attractor. If you have an out of the way place that it could be moved to or maybe near the veggie garden it would provide some beneficial results for your garden....instead of throwing it away. Or find a neighbor or a local community garden, I just hate to see perfectly good plants thrown away when they can be used by someone else.
Actually I like it. I would have it in my garden if it attracts bees. I hope you can find a spot for it where it will be happy and that you, finally, get your Brown Eyed Susans.
Toni, I think you are right about what it is. I looked at the link and it is the same except mine is white. I will find another spot for it, I am over my "pity party". I still think it is kind of "blah" looking. I'll find something colorful to put around it. Thanks' everyone for your comments. Christina
I think it is also the liatris. I have tried to get them to grow here, but no luck yet. Though I am used to the purple ones, white is pretty too. I hope it does well for you. Maybe put the brown eyed susans around it ? They might look pretty together.
I would have loved to have seen that-the ones I have just grown from bulbs this year have been decimated by B*****y snails I'm glad you're going to find another spot for it.
Sorry to hear that it wasnt what you were after, I can imagine how annoying that must've been for you.
I buy liatris...the goldfinches just love to hang on them and eat the seeds. I put more around the patio so I can watch the finches enjoying them. I have the white and the purple. Daylilys and Liatris and coneflowers ( photo / image / picture from Sherry8's Garden )
The purple liatris are very pretty and with the coneflowers and lilies by them makes such a beautiful display! I will have to look for something to bring them all together so that there will be lots of colour. Thanks everyone for the encouragement to keep them and showing me how pretty they can be.
Hallo. I also have the mauve and the white Liatris - as stated the Bees, Butterflies and other insects love them. Pretty and compact plants. Like the way that the flower spikes open downwards rather than upwards.
