Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Dodecatheon jeffreyi is a western North American native shooting star with loose umbels of pink, deep pink, or magenta flowers.

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

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  Yes

Native Habitat:  Wet meadows and stream banks, mid-to high elevations in the mountains.

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