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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 9 to 20 inches
Plant Spread: 9 to 12 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Needs about a month of cold moist treatment.
Depth to plant seed: Do not cover seed with soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Bumblebees

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Common names
  • Darkthroat shooting star
  • Few-flower shooting star
  • Western shooting star
  • Shooting Star

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2011-03-31
Wild Shooting-Star- Dodecatheon pulchellum/Primula pauciflora
Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2011-03-31
Wild Shooting-Star- Dodecatheon pulchellum/Primula pauciflora
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-06-30

Date: 2011-05-23
Credit NPS Photo Christopher Gezon

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