Heller's Blazing Star
Heller’s blazing star is one of about 40 species in the genus Liatris, with some species used as ornamental flowers and in flower bouquets due to their showy bottlebrush style flowers. Heller's Blazing Star is an extremely rare and attractive native wildflower. Its habitat consists of rocky outcrops, ledges, cliffs and balds at high elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It. Liatris helleri is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Heller's blazing star and Heller's gayfeather. It is native to the Appalachian Mountains of the. 23 PART I INTRODUCTION Heller’sblazing star (Liatris helleri), described by T. C. Porter in 1891 (Porter 1891), is a rare plant endemic (native) to a limited area in the Blue Ridge Mou. tains ofNorth Carolina.. Comments: Heller's Blazing Star is an extremely rare and attractive native wildflower. Its habitat consists of rocky outcrops, ledges, cliffs and balds at high elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North.
Liatris helleri is a perennial herb which grows up to about half a meter (20 inches) in height from a spherical corm. The leaves are variable in shape, from linear to lance-shaped, and about 5 to 22. Heller’s blazing star is a perennial forb that brings something truly unique to the garden world. Unlike most flowers that bloom from bottom to top, this charming wildflower opens its purple-pink blooms. Description: Heller’s blazing star is a perennial herb of the aster family with one or more erect stems up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall, which grow from a tuft of pale green leaves at the base of the plant.
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