Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Sierra Shooting Star
Dodecatheon is a clump-forming perennial that has basal rosettes of simple leaves, and umbels of nodding cyclamen-like flowers with strongly reflexed petals, on arching stems. 'Sierra Shooting Star' has taller stems of rose-purple flowers with a yellow centre.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Sierra Shooting Star
Latin name
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Primulaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.60 M
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Dodecatheon is a clump-forming perennial that has basal rosettes of simple leaves, and umbels of nodding cyclamen-like flowers with strongly reflexed petals, on arching stems. 'Sierra Shooting Star' has taller stems of rose-purple flowers with a yellow centre.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Winter TO Late Winter
Plant container grown plants out in winter.
Flowering Season
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
White flower clusters are borne on tall stems.
Propagation by seed
From Early Winter TO Mid Winter
Sow seeds outside, in containers in a sheltered position.