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Asteraceae
Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Joy and happiness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike most flower spikes, blazing star blooms from the top downward.
- It grows from a corm rather than a typical root system, storing energy underground.
- Monarch butterflies rely heavily on blazing star as a late-summer nectar source during migration.
- Native Americans used the roots to treat snakebites and kidney ailments.
- A single blazing star plant can live for over 20 years in ideal conditions.
Color meanings
0
bliss
1
gaiety