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Shooting Star

Dodecatheon Meadia

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Overview

Dodecatheon meadia, known as Shooting Star, is a charming perennial featuring nodding, cyclamen-like flowers with reflexed petals in pink, white, or purple hues. Blooming in April-May, it reaches 8-20 inches in height, with a 6-12 inch spread. Preferring partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, it thrives in USDA zones 4-8. Ideal for woodland gardens, it's a pollinator magnet and goes dormant by midsummer.

Sun HalfWater MediumZones 4–8Climate Temperate
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — is a charming perennial featuring nodding
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Preferring partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, it thrives in USDA zones 4-8Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — cyclamen-like flowers with reflexed petals in pinkShooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Blooming in April-May, it reaches 8-20 inches in height, with a 6-12 inch spreadShooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Ideal for woodland gardens, it's a pollinator magnet and goes dormant by midsummerShooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — This plant is a North American nativeShooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — scientifically known as Dodecatheon meadia+79

Culture

Sun
Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
4–8

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Primulaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — is a charming perennial featuring nodding
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Preferring partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, it thrives in USDA zones 4-8
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — cyclamen-like flowers with reflexed petals in pink
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Blooming in April-May, it reaches 8-20 inches in height, with a 6-12 inch spread
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — Ideal for woodland gardens, it's a pollinator magnet and goes dormant by midsummer
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — This plant is a North American native
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — scientifically known as Dodecatheon meadia
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — is a captivating perennial that adds a whimsical touch to any garden
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — which attests to its adaptability in various climates
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — In late spring to early summer, it produces striking flower stalks, each adorned with multiple nodding blooms
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — The foliage is basal and lance-shaped, forming a rosette at the ground level
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — It typically flourishes in partial shade to full sun environments
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 8
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — The colors range from white to pink to lavender
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — The blossoms are quite distinctive, with five reflexed petals that sweep backward, resembling a comet's tail
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — further enhancing its allure.<br><br>For the landscape designer
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — the Shooting Star offers versatility
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — It functions beautifully as a woodland garden addition, in rock gardens, or naturalized areas
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — contrasting yellow or reddish ring and stamens at the base
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — pink flowers in the garden
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — making it a charming and eco-friendly choice for their garden
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — thus supporting local ecosystems
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — It is also an excellent choice for seasonal interest when used in borders or as part of a native plant garden
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon Meadia) — highlight that this plant is attractive to pollinators like bees and butterflies

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