Blazing Star
Liatris aestivalisnative · Central Texas
Blazing Star is a wildflower native to Central Texas. It wants full sun and low water, and handles caliche soil. Blooms purple in Jul–Sep.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Bloom
- Jul–Sep · purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes caliche
Where it grows
3 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.