Description
Rosy-lilac reflexed flowers, looking like a descending shuttlecock, dangle from stems in spring
Dodecatheon meadia syn. Primula meadia Pink Shooting Star Z 4-8 Ephemeral
$9.25/potRosy-lilac reflexed flowers, looking like a descending shuttlecock, dangle from stems in spring
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Care: full sun to part shade in moist soil
Native: Central North America, native to Wisconsin.
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritSap used by Native Americans to chew and freshen breath. Also used to cure colds, neuralgia, fever, and liver disorders. The Chippewa used to stop lung hemorrhaging, menstrual bleeding and cure chest pain. The Winnebago drank a potion from the plant to purify themselves before a buffalo hunt. For the Iroquois it cured paralysis, prevented children from seeing ghosts and illness caused by the dead. Goldfinches feast on the seeds in fall.
