Lindley's Blazing Star, Mentzelia lindleyi

About Lindley's Blazing Star (Mentzelia lindleyi) 5 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Mentzelia lindleyi, (Lindley's blazingstar, Evening Star, or Blazing Star) is an annual wildflower in the Loasaceae family. This family is comprised mainly of tropical species with only a few genera in California. Mentzelia lindleyi is found in the coast ranges of California and scattered locations elsewhere including Arizona, at elevations below 4,000 ft. It is a plant 1-2 feet tall with large, bright 5-petal flowers that resemble Dogwood or Flannelbush, although both are in different families. Flowers are up to 3 in. in diameter and contain numerous stamen. Individual plants can produce many flowers which open in the afternoon. It develops a taproot but is said to do well in containers.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Annual herb

Size

1 - 2 ft tall
1 ft wide

Growth Rate

Fast

Flower Color

Yellow

Flowering Season

Spring

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

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Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture

Very Low

Summer Irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries

Carried by 5

Ease of Care

Moderately Easy

Soil Drainage

Fast, Medium

Soil Description

Performs best in sandy soil. Soil PH: 7.0 - 8.0

Common uses

Bee Gardens

Companion Plants

Use in open areas between trees or shrubs such as Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), Ceanothus sp., Buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.), Coffeeberry (Frangula sp.), Silktassel bush (Garrya), White Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina), Mallow (Malacothamnus sp.), Bush Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), Oaks (Quercus sp.), Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes sp.), and Nightshades (Solanum sp.)

Works well in a wildflower meadow garden with other annuals or perennials such as Lupine (Lupinus sp.), Poppies (Papaver or Eschscholzia sp.), Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Clarkia sp., Chinese Houses (Collinsia sp,), Gilia sp., and many others

Maintenance

Flowering season may be extended by deadheading

Propagation?

By seed

Sunset Zones?

4, 5, 6, 7*, 8, 9*, 10, 11, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting

Site Type

Rocky, open slopes or flats, openings in woodlands

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 8.4" - 48.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 1.36", Coldest Month: 33.0" - 53.7", Hottest Month: 57.6" - 79.3", Humidity: 1.00" - 28.02", Elevation: 13" - 6663"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Lindley's Blazingstar

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Lindley's Blazing Star

Mentzelia lindleyi

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