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Pretty Shooting Star in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Dodecatheon Pulchellum

 

Pretty Shooting Star

Dodecatheon is a clump-forming perennial that has basal rosettes of simple leaves, and umbels of nodding cyclamen-like flowers with strongly reflexed petals, on arching stems. Dodecatheon Pulchellum is a native wildflower in parts of North America. The flowers are deep magenta

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plant Features
  • Pretty Shooting Star likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Pretty Shooting Star likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Pretty Shooting Star is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Pretty Shooting Star likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Pretty Shooting Star

Latin name

Dodecatheon Pulchellum

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Primulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Pretty Shooting Star likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Pretty Shooting Star is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Pretty Shooting Star likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Pretty Shooting Star likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Pretty Shooting Star is 0.25meters x 0.30meters 0.25 M 0.30 M

Dodecatheon Pulchellum

Dodecatheon is a clump-forming perennial that has basal rosettes of simple leaves, and umbels of nodding cyclamen-like flowers with strongly reflexed petals, on arching stems. Dodecatheon Pulchellum is a native wildflower in parts of North America. The flowers are deep magenta


Planting Outdoors

From Mid Winter TO Late Winter

Plant container grown plants out in winter.

 

Flowering Season

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

White flower clusters are borne on tall stems.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Winter TO Mid Winter

Sow seeds outside, in containers in a sheltered position.

 
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