| Description | A medium to tall native prairie plant. Grows in full sun and drier soils. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Native to dry, mesic prairies. Usually in acidic soils and areas of sparse vegetation. |
| Flowers | Bright, 3/4"-1", magenta-purple flower heads are alternate along the upper stems. Each head consists of 16-35 small disk flowers. The fuzzy appearance of each head is from the 5-lobed corolla with two conspicuous thread-like style branches. |
| Leaves | The largest, grass-like leaves are found at the base and get smaller up the plant. |
| Stems | The stem is unbranched and can be smooth or hairy. Forms subterraneum corms. |
| Dimensions | Up to 4' tall. |
| Maintenance | #09-The Prairie Garden (J. Robert Smith with Beatrice Smith), #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd) |
| Propagation | Propagated from dry stratified seed collected in October. Also by division of the corm. |
| Native Site | Native to North American prairies. |
| Misc Facts | Corms were dug and stored as winter food by native Americans. |
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