Shooting Star
Primula meadia
Zones 4–8perennial18" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
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Peak bloom: May
How to plant
Plant in fall in moist woodland. Spring ephemeral — dormant by midsummer.
- Sunlight
- part sun, shade
- Spacing
- 12" between plants
- Mature height
- 18"
- Row placement
- front of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USA National Phenology Network.
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