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purple spike flower

by Phil
(Indianapolis, IN)

bought a perenial plant last year.this year blooms very well.want to buy more but the local store I bought from don't know the name & don't have it any more. it has square stem.now it's very tall 5 ft tall.
has smooth leaf, red hot pink flowers.it's NOT obedient plant because I know obedient plant-obedient is much shorter & flower is different.see pictures.I live in Indiana.

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purple spike flower

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purplespike flower
by: Anonymous

Might be liatrus, might be loosestrife but it is not russian sage.
Looks like Purple Loosestrife
by: Donna

Purple Loosestrife can grow up to 2 meters (6'). The plant is considered an invasive weed for wetlands. Substitutes given for the plant are Spiked Gayfeather (Liatrus) also called Blazing Star or Fireweed. See link for more info: www.purpleloosestrife.org/faq/index.html
Your flower most probably is
by: Anonymous

of the Liatris species maybe the Liatris scariosa which can grow to six feet tall. These flowers are also known by the common names "Gayfeathers" and "Blazing Stars." It is definitely not Russian Sage.
Purple Spike Flower
by: Anna

I purchased one this spring and it was labeled Russian Sage.

Pretty picture :)
Possibility
by: Anonymous

Would it be liatrus?

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