Dodecatheon meadia ‘Aphrodite’
Dodecatheon 'Aphrodite' is a North American native with reflexed pink petals with yellow and red highlights.
Dodecatheon meadia ‘Aphrodite’ is a superb hybrid selection of this genus of North American wildflowers, the shooting stars. Upright stems rise from a low rosette of rounded leaves producing multiple umbels of downward facing pink flowers with reflexed petals with yellow and red highlights. Tall stems reach 18-20 inches high. Best in rich soil and part shade appreciating moisture in spring and drier soils in summer when plants go dormant and disappear. A native of Manitoba but nowhere else in Canada. Attracts bees. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Shooting Star
Family: Primulaceae (The Primrose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
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 in much of the central and eastern US into Manitoba.
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Geographical Origin: North America
