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    Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria'

    Also Known As

    • Primula meadia 'Queen Victoria'
    • SHOOTING STARS

    Plant type

    perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

    size

    • H: 10"-20"
    • W: 12"

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

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    Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria' plant details

    Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Prefers to be dry when dormant. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria'

    Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
    Plant family: primulaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN wide, 10 IN - 20 IN - tall
    Flowers: pink blooms in spring
    Uses: container plant, edging plant, rock garden, summer dormant, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria'

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria' is a shooting star with loose umbels of pink to lavender-pink flowers with dramatically reflexed petals like a badminton birdie on stiff stems above small clump-forming rosettes of long oval leaves. This is the best-known species for gardens. Best in rich soil and part shade. From eastern North America. Grows from a small bulb and is summer dormant. Photo: Wikipedia.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    A showy, floriferous selection that has large pink flowers with a white and yellow ring at the base. Likes moist in spring and dryer in summer when it is dormant.

    By: Edelweiss Perennials

    Gardening facts about Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria' plant

    How to Grow Dodecatheon meadia 'Queen Victoria'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Water Needs

      • dry when dormant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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