Tall stalks covered with charming fluffy flowers bring vertical form and textural interest to any garden! Opening from the top down, a staggered bloom makes this clump forming perennial an excellent pollinator plant from mid summer onwards. In late autumn, seed heads provide tasty forage for songbirds.
Here at Nested we winter sow blazing star in milk jugs late autumn and direct sow in early spring. Blazing star will self-seed if the spent flower heads are left on the plant into autumn. Blazing star requires cold stratification for germination.
Seed Pack Quantity: 40 + seeds
Germination in 7 - 30 days
Sowing Depth: 1/8" deep
70 - 80 days to maturity
Perennial
Water
Prefers soils with average moisture but is drought tolerant once established.
Soil
Prefers well drained soils with lots of organic amendments.
