| Liatris variety? Entire flower stalk will brown and seeds easily removed before they fall out. Image on The Seed Site shows ripe seeds still on flower stalk. Although the variety may not be the same as what you show I think seed situation is similar. Straight species should come true from seed if it hasn't been growing near other varieties of Liatris. If what you have is a hybrid it won't come genetically true from seed but from what I've read the resulting "kids" look basically the same. This is Liatris image gallery from USDA database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/imageGallery?growthhabit=all&familycategory=all&artist=all&location=all&cite=all&duration=all&stateSelect=all&category=sciname&imagetype=all&origin=all&txtparm=Liatris&wetland=all©right=all&viewsort=50&sort=sciname&submit.x=21&submit.y=13 Great photo catching bee getting some nectar. :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Seed Site - Liatris
| its a bee jeez... ken ps: some liatris can be invasive .. and you better make sure its not loosestrife .... i dont think it is.. but you havent given us much of the plant .... pps: why cant you divide the one you took the pic of???? since it is a perennial ... |
Here is a link that might be useful: loosestrife
