Tenpetal blazingstar

Mentzelia decapetala

Also known as Bartonia decapetala, Bartonia ornata, Torreya ornata, Nuttallia decapetala

Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blazingstar · Mentzelia · Tenpetal · White Flowers · Night Blooming · Prairie Native · Loasaceae · Xeriscape · Moth Pollinator · Wildflower

Tenpetal blazingstar is a dramatic native wildflower with large, luminous white ten-petaled blooms that open in the evening and attract moths and night pollinators. It grows best in well-drained to dry soils in full sun to partial shade and is well-suited to prairie, xeriscape, or rock garden settings. Once established it is a low-maintenance, long-lived perennial that rewards patience with stunning floral displays.