Shooting Star Plant - Primula sect. Dodecatheon

Shooting Star Plant is a spring-blooming wildflower characterized by its unique, upside-down, nodding flowers with petals swept back, resembling an asteroid's tail, often found in meadows and woodlands.  The blossoms on the flower droop from delicate stalks in the form of stars. These five-petaled blossoms come in white, pink, purple, and rose and are around one inch long. A single, dark green style converges to a point at the bottom of the flower, and a group of yellow stamens surrounds the upwardly reflexed petals. The pollinators these flowers attract add to the tropical feel of your lawn. Because the blooms retain their pollen, birds can have difficulty getting to them. These flowers are also known to be resistant to deer.

Add Dense Foliage With Shooting Star Plant

The smooth, lance-shaped leaves of these flowers can be any shade of green, from emerald to grayish. Each leaf can grow up to 2.5 inches wide and six inches long, which provides dense foliage. These leaves have a heart-shaped vein in the middle and a crimson base. Basal leaves, borne on lengthy stalks, are a distinguishing feature of the flower. They especially stand out from the rest of the woodland's vegetation in the spring. When planted in clusters, their varying heights and hues make for a spectacular show, mainly when planted with other species.

Extend the Seasonal Appeal of Your Yard With Shooting Star Plant

Shooting Star Plant's distinctive blooming habit and eye-catching blossoms can add year-round seasonal beauty to your garden. They typically bloom each year in mid-to-late spring. A rosette of leaves grows at the flower base in April, and the blossoms appear in late April and early May. Throughout the summer, they keep their vibrant display of pink or red blossoms and bloom abundantly. Even during the winter, the arching branches of these flowers can add visual interest to your lawn.

Create a Focal Point With Hanging Baskets With These Perennails 

With its gently cascading growth pattern, the flowers elegantly flow over the edges of hanging baskets. Their colorful, star-shaped flowers make for an excellent focal point in garden design, creating a rich and verdant show. Even when they aren't blooming, their glossy green foliage looks great in hanging baskets. Most of these flowers start blooming within their first year of growth.

Which fertilizer is the best

They will need a slow-release fertilizer; a 10-10-10 mix is recommended. This fertilizer promotes healthy blooms. The flower also likes organic fertilisers like compost manure.

Where Can They Grow

This flower likes well-drained soils and partial to full shade, so can do well in most gardens. It grows well on meadows and woodland edges in the wild, so will take to the same surroundings in the domestic garden.

Is it easy to care for

It is easy to grow and only needs little care once the flower is established. During the growing season, it requires moderate irrigation, while after flowering, it can withstand a drought for a while.

When does it bloom

 It generally flowers during spring or early part of summer and hence provides colors during that time of the season when most garden flowers have not flowered. Its flowers stir admiration and more often signify the approach of the warmer periods of the year.

Can I grow them in containers 

They can grow in containers as long as they have good drainage and are placed in an area that receives full to partial sun. Container gardening offers the flexibility of being able to relocate them to the patio or balcony where their beauty can be well appreciated.

This Is How Your Plants Will Look upon Delivery

Bloom Season

Spring

Bloom/Foliage Color

White

Height at Maturity

Over 12"

Care

Shooting Star Plants do well in well-draining soil. They like to be watered regularly to keep the soil moist but not soggy. Mulching helps to keep the soil damp and managed. It's beneficial to lightly fertilize the plants during the growing season.

Plant Reproduction

Shooting Star Plant spreads by producing rosette offshoots that gradually form a colony

Planting bare-root perennials is best in any season if they are dormant; we only sell dormant plants. Planting them year-round is also excellent if you can get dormant perennials. When your bare-root perennials arrive, soak the roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them. Lant by digging a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably and deep enough to place the top portion crown (where the roots meet the stem) at or slightly above ground level. Position the plant in the hole, backfill with native soil, and gently firm the soil around the roots—water well after planting to settle the soil around the plant and eliminate air. Apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch to keep weeds at bay and moisture locked in, keeping the mulch away from the crown. Irrigate plants regularly during the first few weeks of drought; never water in full sun, and water late in the evenings to ensure the roots are established well. Fertilize sparingly in the first year, using a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in subsequent years as needed. 

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