Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Dodecatheon jeffreyi is a western North American native shooting star with loose umbels of pink, deep pink, or magenta flowers.
Description:
Dodecatheon jeffreyi is a western North American native shooting star with loose umbels of pink, deep pink, or magenta reflex-petaled flowers on stiff stems above small clump-forming rosettes of long oval leaves. One of the tallest species. Best in rich soil and part shade. Goes summer dormant.
Common Name: Sierra Shooting Star - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Primulaceae (The Primrose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Wet meadows and stream banks, mid-to high elevations in the mountains.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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