Is Dotted Blazing Star deer resistant?
Liatris punctata
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About Dotted Blazing Star
The root goes straight down, and everything else follows from that: this is the most drought-tolerant of the gayfeathers, the one that will sit in dry, sandy, limy ground where the rest sulk. Rigid linear leaves, stout spikes of fringed rose-purple flowers, August into October. Grazing deer work round it. That taproot also makes it a poor subject for lifting. Plant it small, plant it once, and keep it out of irrigated beds, because ground that stays damp will rot it where dry ground never does. Give it two or three seasons before judging it — the early years go into root, and a young plant looks like a tuft of coarse grass. If the stems lean in richer soil, cut or mow them once during the growing season; the plant comes back bushier and shorter. It is long-lived where it is happy, and untroubled by alkaline soil.
Similar to Dotted Blazing Star
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Dotted Blazing Star grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolina
- Tennesseenative
- Georgia
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 20 US states in total.
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Common questions about Dotted Blazing Star
- Is Dotted Blazing Star deer resistant?
- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Dotted Blazing Star grow in?
- Dotted Blazing Star is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Dotted Blazing Star grow in shade?
- No. Dotted Blazing Star wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Dotted Blazing Star get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.