- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 2 to 3 feet
- Project:
- Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Purple
- Bloom Months:
- August
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Low
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- High
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Bombus, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Moth), Monarchs, Native Bees
- Counties:
- Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Dotted Blazing Star is shorter than most blazing star species in Minnesota and grows in clumps. It grows best in well-drained, sandy soils and in full sun. It is a very drought tolerant plant.