Shooting Star
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose
Family)
· Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 9-12 inches
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Spread: 6 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: colors vary from white to pink to light purple; 5 petals like a shooting
star
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Light: part
shade to full shade
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Soil: average, well-drained soils
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Moisture: medium; avoid wet soils, particularly in winter
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Use: native plant or
wildflower garden, woodland garden, rock garden or naturalized area; attracts bees; bumble bees collect pollen through buzz-pollination (rusty patched bumble bee, common eastern bumble bee, two-spotted bumble bee, brown-belted bumble bee); flowers attract queen bumble bees and sweat bees
·
Care: can be divided
and transplanted after flowering
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: eastern and central North America
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Notes: basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves; goes dormant in summer
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Supplier: Bluestem Farm; Klein's Floral & Greenhouse
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I038, Shade Garden F109
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