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    Also Known As

    • Primula hendersonii
    • Mosquito-Bills
    • Sailor's Cap
    • Shooting Stars
    • Western Shooting Star

    Plant type

    bulb / corm / tuber

    size

    • H: 8"-12"
    • W: 6"-12"

    planting zones

    • 6a-9b

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    Dodecatheon hendersonii plant details

    Dodecatheon hendersonii is a broadleaf deciduous bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring purple flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Dodecatheon hendersonii

    Plant type: bulb / corm / tuber
    Plant family: primulaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in spring
    Uses: container plant, edging plant, rock garden, summer dormant, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Dodecatheon hendersonii

    USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Soil needs: well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A sweet Willamette Valley native, Shooting Stars have purple reflexed petals and a black "mosquito bill" (another of its common names) and pale green leaves in a basal rosette. 10" tall flower stems carry these spritely nodding purple lovelies that can naturalize to create drifts in dappled shade. Summer dormant, so winter moist, summer dry. Minimum temperature: -10 °F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Another West Coast native, with pink to magenta flowers above spoon-shaped foliage. These particular ones here at hand are divisions of a dark pink-magenta blooming plant.

    By: Edelweiss Perennials

    Blooms: Spring-summer, pink-purple/ deciduous, oval leaves Zone 6-9. 6"-16", PNW, part shade-sun moist, well drained

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    Summer deciduous. Magenta flowers.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Included in the genus Primula by some molecular botanists (who we would like to commit selective grevous bodily harm upon given the slightest opportunity) but is Dodecatheon to us. Native to the West Coast in vernally moist areas. Pink flowers to 12" tall.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Gardening facts about Dodecatheon hendersonii plant

    How to Grow Dodecatheon hendersonii

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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