Amethyst Shooting Star (Dodecatheon amethystinum)
Amethyst Shooting Star, or Jeweled Shooting Star, are the more commonly used names to describe this rate ephemeral beauty.
Featuring purple to pink five-parted flowers with fused petals pointing down, forming a tube with maroon, yellow, and white rings.
Unlike the more common Midland Shooting Star, this species grows only in the limited areas of the limestone bluffs in the Upper Midwest Driftless region and parts of the Upper Appalachians.
Rare and at risk Amethyst Shooting Star needs protection. Growing between 4-18" tall, this species prefers medium soil, and thrives in shade or sun, drawing in pollinators with a pleasant scent as it blooms.
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-7
Germination Needs: Needs 60 Days Cold Stratification, germinates best in cool soil, seeds are small, needing light to germinate, surface sow and bottom water or sow directly outdoors.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial, Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Plant Spacing: 6-18 inches
Height: 12-18 inches
Bloom time: April, May
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages :
Excellent in the home landscape.
Deer Resistant: No
Native to : Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
This plant is considered present but rare in several counties of the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and West Virginia.
Seed Count: Due to its rarity, and difficulty to harvest this species contains 15+ seed per packet
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Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand-picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed. (Due to its rarity, and difficulty to harvest this species contains 15+ seed per packet)
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
All packets are individually marked at the bottom of the front label with expected count, however most if not all packets will have many more than the minimum count by default.
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do. 🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
Amethyst Shooting Star (Dodecatheon amethystinum)
Amethyst Shooting Star, or Jeweled Shooting Star, are the more commonly used names to describe this rate ephemeral beauty.
Featuring purple to pink five-parted flowers with fused petals pointing down, forming a tube with maroon, yellow, and white rings.
Unlike the more common Midland Shooting Star, this species grows only in the limited areas of the limestone bluffs in the Upper Midwest Driftless region and parts of the Upper Appalachians.
Rare and at risk Amethyst Shooting Star needs protection. Growing between 4-18" tall, this species prefers medium soil, and thrives in shade or sun, drawing in pollinators with a pleasant scent as it blooms.
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-7
Germination Needs: Needs 60 Days Cold Stratification, germinates best in cool soil, seeds are small, needing light to germinate, surface sow and bottom water or sow directly outdoors.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial, Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Plant Spacing: 6-18 inches
Height: 12-18 inches
Bloom time: April, May
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages :
Excellent in the home landscape.
Deer Resistant: No
Native to : Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
This plant is considered present but rare in several counties of the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and West Virginia.
Seed Count: Due to its rarity, and difficulty to harvest this species contains 15+ seed per packet
.
.
Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand-picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed. (Due to its rarity, and difficulty to harvest this species contains 15+ seed per packet)
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
All packets are individually marked at the bottom of the front label with expected count, however most if not all packets will have many more than the minimum count by default.
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do. 🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
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