zone: 3 - 8
height: 2 - 5 ft
bloom time: aug - oct
sun: full sun
water: dry - medium
habitat value: food source for birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies
Eastern blazingstar delivers exactly that: late-summer fireworks on a tough, native plant that thrives where others fade. Each tall spike is packed with lavish, deep lavender-pink flower heads, blooming from the bottom up like a natural sparkler. The fluffy, thistle-like flowers are irresistible to monarchs, swallowtails, native bees, and skippers, making your garden a bustling pollinator hotspot well into fall. Even after blooming, the structural seed heads provide winter interest and food for birds like goldfinches. This blazing star is more than beautiful—it's ecologically vital. It's a monarch favorite during fall migration, providing essential nectar when many other flowers have faded.
Eastern blazingstar delivers exactly that: late-summer fireworks on a tough, native plant that thrives where others fade. Each tall spike is packed with lavish, deep lavender-pink flower heads, blooming from the bottom up like a natural sparkler. The fluffy, thistle-like flowers are irresistible to monarchs, swallowtails, native bees, and skippers, making your garden a bustling pollinator hotspot well into fall. Even after blooming, the structural seed heads provide winter interest and food for birds like goldfinches. This blazing star is more than beautiful—it's ecologically vital. It's a monarch favorite during fall migration, providing essential nectar when many other flowers have faded.
zone: 3 - 8
height: 2 - 5 ft
bloom time: aug - oct
sun: full sun
water: dry - medium
habitat value: food source for birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies