The blazing star (Liatris spicata) is one such plant that often gets mistaken for purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Though they share an almost identical appearance, blazing star stands ...

Purple deadnettle ... late into the growth season that split open to reveal star-shaped flowers. Digging the plant out from damp soil before it produces its bulb offsets should thwart its spread.

Border plants offer definition along garden beds and driveways, creating neat lines that help to contain other vegetation. Of ...

Most of the flowers are vivid white, but there were some light shades of blue and purple. The spreading flowers were identified as spring star flowers, or Stars of Bethlehem ( Ipheion uniflorum).