Blazing Star
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Blazing star is a bold western perennial with large, glistening lemon-yellow flowers like starbursts that open in late afternoon, a striking, exceptionally drought-tolerant native for hot, dry, rocky ground. The oil-rich seed is a documented traditional food, similar to other stickleaf seeds used like chia.
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- biennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY