Code:506
It gets flowers in the spring
Family: Primulaceae
Common name: Pride of Ohio, Shooting stars
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 15 cm
Maximum Height: 45 cm
Packet Content(approx.): 20+
This attractive herbaceous plant has white or pink petals which nod from an umbel, protruding from a scape 8 to 20 inches tall. It gets flowers in the spring and is found in the American South, as well as the Upper Midwest, Kansas, New York, and the Canadian province of Manitoba where it grows in the woods and prairies.
Sowing advice:
Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or trays.
Habitat:
Shooting Star will do well in sunny spots of the home garden where the soils are well drained – wet-mesic to dry-mesic. It grows from a fibrous root system below a small crown, but it is susceptible to crowding out by more vigorous taller species. Along with Field Pussytoes and Pasque Flower, Shooting Star is one of the first Upland plants to flower.
