Blazing Star - Liatris spicata

Blazing Star is a prairie-grown native plant with purple flowers. It is an optimal plant desirable for full sun areas. Make a bold statement in your garden with its vertical appearance.

Plant Details - Blazing Star

Family: Asteraceae

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moderate

Height: 4 ft.

Spread: 1-2 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow

Bloom Time: Summer

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife Value: Attracts bees and butterflies.

Landscape Uses and Maintenance – Blazing Star

Blazing Star has upright vivid purple blooms and long, thin pointed leaves that will bring vertical structure and contrast to your garden. This native plant will become your late-season favorite with bold flowers that bloom from summer through early fall.

Plant in an area of your garden with full sun to encourage consistent flowering. Avoid planting in the shade: this will limit and can reduce flowering. Deadhead the spent flowers to encourage more new blooms throughout the growing season.

A great addition to the garden border, pond perimeter, pollinator or butterfly, or naturalistic style garden.

This plant prefers well-drained soil. Avoid planting in heavy or waterlogged clay soil where roots may become susceptible to rot.

Give your new plants plenty of water when you first plant them to help establish a strong root system in their new home. Once established, this plant can tolerate drought and drier periods, but you can give it water weekly to help it thrive.

Cut back when the leaves begin to die off in the fall with your regular fall cleanup. Resist cutting back when the flowers begin to die to ensure the plant is getting optimal nutrients for the next season’s growth.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Blazing Star attracts bees and many butterflies with its nectar-filled blooms including Monarchs, Swallowtails, and Painted Ladies. Pair this vibrant perennial plant with other butterfly magnets including Coneflower, Bee Balm, Asters, and Black Eyed Susan for a great summer display that will last through the fall.

A great source of food for your local bird population! Birds will enjoy eating the seeds of this plant. Attract birds such as chickadees, sparrows, and goldfinches to your garden.

This Is How Your Plants Will Look upon Delivery

Bloom Season

Fall

Bloom/Foliage Color

Purple

Height at Maturity

Over 12"

Care

Blazing Star thrives in well-drained soil with moderate moisture. Water regularly, especially in dry spells, but avoid overwatering. Deadhead spent flowers encouraging more blooms—mulch to retain soil moisture and control weeds. Separate clumps every few years to preserve vigor.

Plant Reproduction

Blazing Star spreads locally by seed and expanding its root bunches, called corms.

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