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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

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.

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

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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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