Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star)

Dodecatheon has now been moved in with Primula. This is a woodland perennial from North America. The spring flowers are held on tall thin stems and its petals fully reflexed. I found found this to be a long lived plant both in pots and in the garden, it is a deep rooted plant so a tall narrow pot is best.

Like most spring flowering woodlanders a cool dryish dormancy is best.