Dodecatheon pulchellum ‘Red Wings’
Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' has glowing magenta flowers with reflexed petals and white and yellow highlights.
Dodecatheon pulchellum ‘Red Wings’ forms loose umbels of glowing magenta 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.
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: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
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
Geographical Origin: North America
