Pretty Shooting Star
November 8, 2022
By Adam Huggins
Pretty Shooting Star
Dodecatheon pulchellum
- Description: Perennial with lance-shaped leaves surrounding a leafless flowering stalk. Purple flowers are swept backwards, attached to a yellow-purple stamen tube. 5-50cm tall.
- Habitat: Dry grassy meadows, coastal bluffs, wetlands, and open woodlands.
- Pairs with: Snowberry, spring gold, sea blush, fawn lily, chocolate lily, and camas.
- Fun Fact: Larger and more widespread than Henderson’s shooting star, pretty shooting star is found throughout the coast north to Alaska.