title: Mentzelia lindleyi
text: # Mentzelia lindleyi
  
  Mentzelia lindleyi, commonly known as golden bartonia, Lindley's blazingstar, evening star, or blazing star, is an annual wildflower of western North America.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  The plant is found in the California Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay Area, and San Joaquin Valley of California; and in Arizona.
  
  Habitats it is found in include Coastal sage scrub and Southern oak woodland.
  
  ## Description
  
  Mentzelia lindleyi grows to 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) tall.
  
  The plant produces bright yellow flowers, 3 inches in diameter, with five petals. One plant may have 25-35 flowers.
  
  ## Cultivation
  
  As an annual wildflower, Mentzelia lindleyi is cultivated as an ornamental plant in traditional flower beds, drought tolerant and habitat gardens, and desert rock gardens. It is a pollinator plant in wildlife gardens. The plant prefers sandy soil in gardens.
  
  