Of all of the American wildlife flowers available for cultivation, the blazing star is one of the most unique. Also known as the button snakeroot or the gay-feather, it is a feathery, purple ornamental plant that’s often used in flower arrangements. It has these incredible spiky petals that make it look like it belongs more in a Little Mermaid film underwater than above ground, and they definitely don’t look like the kind of flowers you’d want scattered to walk upon for a romantic evening; but they sure are cool-looking.