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shooting star

Also known as: common American cowslip; gentlemen and ladies; Indian chief; Johnny jump; lambs' noses; Mead's dodecatheon; prairie cyclamen; prairie pointer; pride of Ohio; American cowslip; compass plant

An herbaceous perennial to 45cm in height, with a rosette of lance-shaped leaves and erect stems bearing large umbels of nodding, rosy-lilac flowers 2cm in length

Scientific classification

Species: shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)
Genus: Dodecatheon
Family: Primulaceae

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Toxicity: Alpine Rockery · Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of shooting star

Distribution map

Eastern North America

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Culture

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Quick identification of shooting star

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shooting star care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed in pots in an open frame as soon as seed is ripe; seed needs exposure to cold before it will germinate or propagate by division in spring