Also tomato leaves can yellow at the bottom due to over watering. Sometimes this can not be helped due to Mother Nature. This is why it is important to have well-draining soil, and to use a good mulch around the plants. Using compost, or a transplant mix, in your garden soil will help if drainage is an issue.
Scientific Name(s): Liatris spicata. Abundance: uncommon. What: root/tuber. How: roasted. Where: open fields, landscaping. When: fall, winter. Nutritional Value: calories. Edible gayfeather tuber.
Plant number: 1.317.100. (='Floristan Violett') Also known as Gayfeather. Widely grown as a commercial cut flower, this is selected from one of our native prairie wildflowers. Plants form a low clump of grassy looking leaves, bearing tall spikes of bright magenta-purple flowers beginning in midsummer. Very useful in the sunny border or meadow garden, or in containers.