Photo of Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) uploaded by vbprog

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2019-07-07
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22
The clematis montana can be seen in the background.
Location: IL
Date: 2014-07-19
#Pollination Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) on Liatr
Location: in a private garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 2003-06-16
Liatris spicata [Kansas Gayfeather]
Location: IL
Date: 2016-07-16
#Pollination Two Eastern Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa virginica)
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2016-07-21
#Pollination
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-05
Cyanotype
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-03-13
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2016-06-27
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA
Date: 2021-06-21
Location: Twisp
Date: July
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-06-28

Date: 2021-06-22
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2014-07-26
Location: In my zone 8 garden
Date: 2011-05-29
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-08-06
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-03
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: June 16, 2022
Blazing Star #230; RAB p. 1183, 179-30-1; LHB p. 1023, 194-86-4;
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: June 16, 2022
Blazing Star #230; RAB p. 1183, 179-30-1; LHB p. 1023, 194-86-4;
Location: Germany
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: June 16, 2022
Blazing Star #230; RAB p. 1183, 179-30-1; LHB p. 1023, 194-86-4;
Location: IL
Date: 2009-07-09
Location: Chicago
Date: 2020-07-12
Photo by cocoajuno
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-07-25
#pollination   Moth is named the Astroide

Date: 2017-04-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-08-28

Date: 2020-03-26
7/8 in tall grown from seed indoors
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2004-08-07
Location: Canton, OH
Location: South Carolina
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-05-15
Day of planting in The Park at each front corner, full sun.
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-06-28

Date: 2019-04-23
First growth from purchased  corms

Date: 2017-07-13
One corm, first year plant...I love it!!!
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-18

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Chicago
Date: 2020-07-12

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-08-10
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-07-19
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2013-04-27
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Redding, CA
Date: 2019-07-08
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden - Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2011-07-02

Date: 2019-05-27
35 corms 5 in spacing about 8 weeks after planting (with less sun

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-05-22
Literally pushing its way up through the ground.

Date: 2017-07-13
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-07-01
Buds have turned from green to purple.
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-21
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-10-07
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-18
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2017-06-14
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2010-07-18

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-13
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-05-18
Popped right up after a rainy day.
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-08-06
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2011-0721
Garden setting
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: montana grandiflora garden
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Twisp
Getting close to bloom time
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-25
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Photo by duane456

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-05-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-05-15

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-20
along the roadside
Location: zone 8/9 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2011-10-20
growing in the wild
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-26
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-07-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-22
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: 7-18-07
w/ 4 o'clocks
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-04-24
Just emerging from the ground from corms.
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-07-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-05-07
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-07-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-13
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-12
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2023-07-03
Photo by robertduval14
Location: Museum of Toulouse
credit: Roger Culos
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2013-06-19
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-07-27
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-31
Location: Hidden Hills CA
Date: 2013-04-21
Location: Tennessee
Courtesy Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-07-26
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-07-05

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