Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum) gift-card Narrow-leaf Liatris

Narrow-leaf Liatris

Also known as Downy Sunflower

rock gardens or low-growing dry meadows

glossy leaves that have finely serrated margins

It is a bee magnet

Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum) gift-card Narrow-leaf LiatrisChickasaw Plum is an early bloomer featuring sweet scented white flowers. Blooms are followed by fruit that can be eaten fresh or used in baking. Birds and mammals eat the fruit. Various insects visit the flowers. It provides cover and nesting sites for wildlife, including northern bobwhite, painted bunting, Bell's vireo, brown thrasher and loggerhead shrike. It is important to lesser prairie chickens for resting, escape, and thermal cover. Foliage