Panhandle blazing star
Liatris lancifolia
Last reviewed: September 2026
Panhandle blazing star (Liatris lancifolia) is a perennial forb native to CO, KS, NE, NM and 3 more states. It blooms in August and September. The flowers draw bees and butterflies.
Toxicity unknown
Panhandle blazing star (Liatris lancifolia) is not listed by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (opens in new tab) or the other sources we check, so we have no verdict for it either way. Absence from those lists is not a clearance. If your pet shows symptoms after eating any plant, call the ASPCA at (888) 426-4435.
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
12"–30" H × 10"–16" W
Bloom
Aug, Sep
Native to
CO, KS, NE, NM and 3 more states
Pollinators
bees, butterflies
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An upright blazing star with narrow lance-shaped leaves and a dense spike of fuzzy rose-purple button flowers in late summer. Grows in tidy, unbranched clumps on dry shortgrass prairie.
Growing Panhandle blazing star
Grow Panhandle blazing star in full sun and low water. Mature plants reach 12 to 30 inches tall and spread 10 to 16 inches wide.
Wildlife value
Flower spikes attract bumble bees and are a valuable late-summer nectar stop for migrating monarch butterflies.
Common questions
- How much sun does Panhandle blazing star need?
- Panhandle blazing star grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does Panhandle blazing star bloom?
- Panhandle blazing star blooms in August and September.
- Where is Panhandle blazing star native?
- Panhandle blazing star (Liatris lancifolia) is native to CO, KS, NE, NM and 3 more states, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What pollinators does Panhandle blazing star attract?
- Panhandle blazing star draws bees and butterflies.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
If something looks wrong
Common plant problems, and what to check first
These come up on almost any plant. Each guide lists the likely causes in the order they are worth ruling out, with one thing to check before you act on any of them, and links to the source it came from.
- It is dying right after planting
- Leaves turning yellow
- Wilting even though I watered it
- Brown crispy leaf tips
- Bugs on the plant
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