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Buy Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings'

Also Known As

Primula pauciflora 'Red Wings'
Shooting Star

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 8"

planting zones

3a-7b

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Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' plant details

Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring magenta flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: primulaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 8 IN wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, meadow garden, rock garden, summer dormant, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings'

USDA Zones: 3a - 7b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

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.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Simply smashing! Intensive magenta flowers with a white ring at the base. Lush green leaves and red-infused stems add contrast. Likes moist in spring and dryer in summer when it is dormant.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Nice seed-grown strain of the species with magenta red flowers set off by a white ring at the petal base. The taxonomists have moved Dodecatheon to the genus Primula but I'm an old fart and I'm not gonna do it! Moist in the spring and tolerant of drier summers when dormant

By: Far Reaches Farm

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Photo of Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' fllower by Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova

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By: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova

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By: 阿橋 HQ

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Photo of Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' foliage by Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova

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Gardening facts about Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings' plant

How to Grow Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Red Wings'

Sun Exposure
- mostly sun - mostly shade
Water Needs
- even moisture - regular
Soil Needs
- acidic
- well-drained

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- magenta
Flower Season
- spring
Foliage Season
- deciduous

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Dodecatheon pulchellum

aka Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pulchellum, Primula pauciflora, Darkthroat Shooting Star, Prairie Shooting Star, Pretty Shooting Star, Shooting Star, Shooting Stars