Dodecatheon meadia
Shooting star, American cowslip, Common American cowslip, Compass plant, Gentlemen and ladies, Indian chief, Johnny jump, Lambs' noses, Mead's dodecatheon, Prairie cyclamen, Prairie pointer, Pride of Ohio
Dodecatheon Dodecatheon
D. meadia - D. meadia is a small clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with a basal rosette of oblong light-green leaves. In spring, on upright stems, it bears pale-pink, cup-shaped leaves with reflexed petals that turn upwards after fertilisation.
Dodecatheon meadia is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Pale-pink in Spring
Pale-green in Spring
Generally disease free.
Division, Seed
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Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting star) will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Grown in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Plant dies back quickly after flowering but is herbaceous so will return.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Dodecatheon meadia
Shooting star, American cowslip, Common American cowslip, Compass plant, Gentlemen and ladies, Indian chief, Johnny jump, Lambs' noses, Mead's dodecatheon, Prairie cyclamen, Prairie pointer, Pride of Ohio
Dodecatheon Dodecatheon
D. meadia - D. meadia is a small clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with a basal rosette of oblong light-green leaves. In spring, on upright stems, it bears pale-pink, cup-shaped leaves with reflexed petals that turn upwards after fertilisation.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Pale-pink in Spring
Pale-green in Spring
Generally disease free.
Division, Seed
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Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting star) will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Grown in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Plant dies back quickly after flowering but is herbaceous so will return.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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