Description
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Fuschia, reflexed petals, looking like a descending shuttlecock or, as named, a shooting star, dangle from stems in late spring to early summer
Dodecatheon jefferyi syn. Primula jefferyi Sierra shooting star, Tall mountain shooting star Z 5-8 Ephemeral
Fuschia, reflexed petals, looking like a descending shuttlecock or, as named, a shooting star, dangle from stems in late spring to early summer
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Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: South Africa
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Native: Northern Yugoslavia
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Tanacetum niveum Silver tansy, Snow tansy Z 5-9
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Onopordum acanthium Scotch thistle, Woolly thistle Biennial Z 5-9
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Can not ship to: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Size: 4-6’ x 12”
Care: full sun in moist, well-drained soil
Native: Europe and western Asia
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