General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Gayfeather
  • Blazing Star
  • Button Snakeroot

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Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2015-03-05

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2015-08-02

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
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