Description
This is from our breeding program and sold in flower to get correct colour match. With the pale pinks there is variation in colours.
Flowering: Spring
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 20-45cm
Spread: 25cm
Further information:
In autumn leave the seed heads on to self seed around the plant. In early spring remove all the old foliage to allow for new growth.
Common Name: Shooting Star
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Primulaceae
Foliage: Lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink / red / white
Natural Flowering: April – June
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 30-50cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / meadow
Usage: ornamental / semi shade
Pruning: Dies back naturally in autumn / winter
Tolerates: wet tolerant
Origin: Mixed Hybrids
Glenn Bladon (verified owner) –
Kathleen Barrett (verified owner) –
Patricia Foskett (verified owner) –
Dormant so can’t comment but the roots look healthy
Wendy (verified owner) –
Don’t know whether it’s dormant, had no sticker, but doesn’t look healthy.
Luke Whiting (store manager) –
Hi Wendy
Thank you for your review. Apologies we did not use individual plastic dormant labels during the sale, due to high volume of orders. Instead we used a sticker on the paperwork to explain plants in that order were either in a dormant state or had a seasonal haircut. We apologise that this was missed as we should have made it clearer, which we will aim to do in future. This plant is naturally dormant in summer and the roots would have been checked before sending out, so please plant out as usual.
All the best
Laura
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Dormant so hoping it grows well next year