How to Grow and Care for Lagotis

Lagotis brachystachya (Lagotis brachystachya) is a mountain specialist plant that grows in high-altitude grasslands, riversides, and next to lakes. This plant is most easily recognized by its low growth habit, with swordlike leaves and fleshy oval fruits that develop in summer.

The little weaselsnout grows in upland areas with lots of moisture. These plants grow tall amidst other tall grass plants with a brilliant purple flower spike. When the spike is in seed, it is a yellowy brown in color, giving the plant the look of a weasel's snout poking up from the grass.

Weasel snout is a hardy perennial herb that thrives in alpine and subalpine regions. It's distinguished by its rosettes of glaucous leaves and spikes of hooded, pale blue flowers. While the leaves are broad, toothed, and densely woolly underneath, they contrast with the slender flower spikes that bloom in early summer. Adapted to cold, rocky terrains, weasel snout is adept at surviving harsh conditions with minimal soil.