Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)

Species Spotlight

Prairie Blazing Star: First blooms of 2010

Dates Photographed by Month

July
7/17/23
7/18/20
7/25/22
7/27/23
7/28/20
7/31/21

Aug.
8/26/20

Photographed With These Species

Birds

American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird [View Associated Images]

Butterflies and Moths

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [View Associated Images]
Monarch [View Associated Images]

Forbs

Blue Vervain [View Associated Images]
Joe Pye Weed [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Queen of the Prairie [View Associated Images]
Wild Bergamot [View Associated Images]
Yellow Coneflower [View Associated Images]

Shoot and Bloom Dates

Year	First Shoot Date	First Bloom Date	Last Bloom Date
2024		7/15
2023	4/18	7/27	9/2
2020	4/7	7/18	9/1

Plant Info

Bloom Color: ■
Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 4'-5'
Spacing: 1'-1.5'

Posts Featuring Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star Image Gallery

Monarch

Visiting Prairie Blazingstar

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 4:36 p.m.

Monarch

Visiting Prairie Blazingstar

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 2:47 p.m.

Monarch

Visiting Prairie Blazingstar

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Visiting Prairie Blazing Star

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 4:53 p.m.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

On Prairie Blazing Star

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 31, 2021, 4:09 p.m.

Immature American Goldfinch

Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:52 p.m.

Immature American Goldfinch

Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:51 p.m.

Immature American Goldfinch

Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:50 p.m.

Female American Goldfinch

Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:50 p.m.

Female American Goldfinch

Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:50 p.m.