Dodecatheon meadia
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Dodecatheon meadia, known as shooting star, is a species of wildflower found in the Southeastern United States, from Southeastern Minnesota and Southern Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Texas, and Maryland to Georgia and Alabama. Grows in moist or dry woods and prairies. It blooms in the spring and goes dormant in summer.
Dodecatheon meadia 'Goliath' is a cultivar that has larger flowers on taller stems, white flowering forms are also grown in garden and occasionally found in the wild too.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Steiner, Lynn M. 2006. Landscaping with native plants of Michigan. St. Paul, MN: MBI Pub. Co. Page 82.
[edit] External links
- http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/dodecatheon_meadia.html
- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DOME
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