Dodecatheon Species, American Cowslip, Eastern Shooting Star, Indian Chief, Rooster Heads

Love it! Enjoy seeing it bloom every Spring.

Should be sown at 41°F in moist soil germination is relatively easy, but flowers will take 3 years to bloom.
Because this speci...Read Morees also has a fibrous root system, it is easily divided from the rosette after flowering. Any flowerheads should be removed prior to division to prevent seeding, thus strengthening the plant and increasing its chances for success in its new environment.

This plant requires some shade and a fair amount of moisture. With too much sun more moisture is needed, too. Growth will be more vigor...Read Moreous in nutrient-rich, humus soils.

Shooting stars are easily divided from the rosette after flowering. Any flowerheads should be removed prior to division to prevent seeding, thus strengthening the plant and increasing its chances for success in its new environment.

Shooting star is a perennial plant with only basal leaves. A single stem arises from the base that branches into several reflexed flower ...Read Morestalks. This plant grows in prairie, rocky prairie, open glades and bluffs.