Plant Library

01 Annuals
02 Herbs
04 Perennials
10 Shrubs
13 Shrubs Fruit
11 Shrub Roses
06 Trees
07 Trees Fruit
03 Vegetables
14 Vines Fruit
12 Shrubs Vine
16 Bagged & Bulk
15 Fall Plants
05 Minnesota Natives
08 Evergreens
17 Lawn & Yard
09 Evergreen Shrubs

Prairie Shooting Star

Common Name: Prairie Shooting Star

Botanical Name: Dodecatheon meadia

Variety: N/A

Blossom Color: Pinks

Bloom Time: Apr-Jun

Zone: 4 to 8

Exposure: Sun or part Sun

Mature Height: 10-12"

Mature Width: 6-12"

Notes: Minnesota Native. True spring ephemeral for sunnier areas. Can become very robust and will send up a few dozen flowers from each plant when mature. Flower colors range from purple to pink to white. Establishes well and will self seed in semi-dry rocky areas or in the shade of a shrub or small tree.