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

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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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