Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Family: Asteraceae

Earthy & Warmvanillahay

SeasonSummer

OriginEastern North America

IntensityFaint

LifespanPerennial

About This Flower

Earthy & Warm · Summer bloomer

Blazing star's distinctive flower spikes open from the top downward, unusual among spikes, in vivid purple-pink, carrying a gentle vanilla-hay warmth that attracted monarchs and swallowtails across prairie meadows.

Symbolism & Meaning

uplift, aspiration

In the Victorian language of flowers, blazing star means “Uplift”.

Habitat & Environment

Eastern North America

Blazing Star is native to Eastern North America.

Quick Reference

Scientific NameLiatris spicata
FamilyAsteraceae
Native ToEastern North America
Bloom SeasonSummer
LifespanPerennial

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