General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Blazing Star
  • Evening Star
  • Giant Blazingstar
  • Smoothstem Blazingstar
  • Stick Leaf

Photo Gallery
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-2
seeds inside pod
Location: Yellowstone 
Date: 2013-09-6
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 8-27-2013

Date: 2008-11-26
Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 8-27-2013

Photo by Matt Lavin
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 8-27-2013
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 8-27-2013
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 8-27-2013
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-2
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-6
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-6

Date: August
credit: Matt Lavin
Location: Convict Lake, California
Date: June
credit: Dcrjsr
Location: Lovell Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada
Date: June
photo by Stan Shebs

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Sep 14, 2013 1:47 PM concerning plant:
    The entire plant is covered in soft sticky hairs.
    Found growing in very poor rocky soil.
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MrsBinWY On April 16, 2022 Seeds sown
On 4-16-2022, sowed 4 pots with 2 seeds each of 2021C seeds from janinilulu, room temp per USDA NRCS sheet
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