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    Dodecatheon jeffreyi

    Also Known As

    • Primula jeffreyi
    • Jeffrey's Shooting Star
    • Shooting Stars
    • Sierra Shooting Star
    • Tall Mountain Shooting Star

    Plant type

    perennial, herb, bulb / corm / tuber

    size

    • H: 12"-24"
    • W: 10"-24"

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Dodecatheon jeffreyi plant details

    Dodecatheon jeffreyi is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber or herb with green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Dodecatheon jeffreyi

    Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber or herb
    Plant family: primulaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 10 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: container plant, edging plant, rock garden, summer dormant, unique, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Dodecatheon jeffreyi

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Loose umbels of 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. From western North America.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    The reflexed, mid-pink petals fade to white toward the base which itself is dark maroon. The pointed styles are almost black. Likes moist in spring and dryer in summer.

    By: Edelweiss Perennials

    Distinguished by its unusual large leaves; one of the tallest species growing on wet soils, 18" scapes bear lavender violet flowers with white corolla tubes and dark reddish purple stamens in many flowered umbels.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Showy western native with reddish-purple reflexed petals that bloom May through July. Summer dormant.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Dodecatheon jeffreyi plant

    How to Grow Dodecatheon jeffreyi

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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