Padre's Shooting Star
Dodecatheon clevelandii
Padre's shooting star is an early California native whose swept-back magenta-pink petals form little 'shooting stars' over basal rosettes, going dormant by summer.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA