Dodecatheon meadia, known also as Primula meadia or Shooting Star, is a prized native spring ephemeral that's as beautiful as it is rare in the trade. From April to May, small, upright clusters of nodding flowers with reflexed white, purple, or pink petals and bright yellow centers emerge atop slender stems. Low basal rosettes of lanceolate, smooth green foliage emerge early before pushing a handful of wiry, leafless flower stalks through mid-spring, gradually retreating into dormancy as summer heat arrives. With wild populations found in open woodlands, edges, and rocky bluffs throughout the eastern United States, Shooting Star is capable of reseeding in areas where partial shade and a bit of protection trees is available.  Shooting Star is particularly well suited for woodland gardens, shaded slopes, and native plant communities with filtered shade where it can establish quietly among ferns and other spring ephemerals. Luckily, it's also capable of handling clay soils, making it a wonderful choice for partially shaded home foundations and the like. 

• Category: Perennials
• Hardiness Zone: 4
• Height: 10 Inches
• Spread: 10 Inches
• Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, White