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Dodecatheon pulchellum


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Dodecatheon pulchellum has pink flowers with reflexed petals and white and yellow highlights around near-black stamens.


Description:
Dodecatheon pulchellum forms loose umbels of pink flowers with reflexed petals and white and yellow highlights around near-black stamens rising above a small clump-forming rosette of long oval leaves. Best in rich soil and part shade appreciating moisture in spring and drier soils in summer when plants go dormant. Native to western North America including BC. Photo: Wikipedia.


Common Name: Pretty Shooting Star

Family: Primulaceae (The Primrose Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-8

Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun

Height: 8-12"

Width: 4-8"

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: Yes

Native Habitat: Mesic to wet meadows, coastal headlands, cliffs, slopes, marshes, grasslands, and sagebrush steppe experiencing winter and spring moisture and summer drought from sea level to alpine areas.

Award: AGM

Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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