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Dodecatheon Species, Frigid Shooting Star, Northern Shootingstar, Western Arctic Shootingstar

Dodecatheonfrigidum

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Genus

Dodecatheon (doh-dek-ATH-ee-on)

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Species

frigidum (FRIH-jih-dum)

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Synonym

Primula frigida

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Partial to Full Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing

Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness

USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F)

USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F)

USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)

USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Pink

Magenta (pink-purple)

Bloom Time

Late Spring/Early Summer

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Grasmussen

Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a) | July 2007 | positive

Frigid Shooting Star, Dodecatheon frigidum, is found in alpine and tundra meadows, from eastern Siberia, across most of central and inter...Read Moreior Alaska, extending into Canada.

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