Hardy Plants
Dodecatheon alpinum
Type: perennial herb
Family: Primulaceae
Color: pink – Large and showy flower, from altitudes 6,000 to 12,000 feet
Exposure: full sun
Bloom Month: June – July
Height: up to 12”
Shape: erect clump
Soil: Bogs, moist meadows and beside streams, in high-elevation areas, up to 11,500 fee
Moisture: Moist
Origin: native to the Western United States, in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.
Hardiness Zone: 4
Propagation: From seed or division
Notes: common name alpine shooting star