About Shooting Star

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Number of Varieties

Rank: 95 (Overall)

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Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

In Hindi

shooting star

In German

shooting star

In French

Dodecatheon

In Spanish

Dodecatheon

In Greek

shooting star

In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

In Polish

shooting star

In Latin

shooting star

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Primulales

Family

Verbenaceae

Genus

Dodecatheon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Shooting Star

Want to know the properties of Shooting Star? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Shooting Star is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Runny nose and sneezing. Shooting Star Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Shooting Star Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Shooting Star. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Shooting Star physical information is as follows: 240.00 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate elongated. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral

Leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Shooting Star

Taking Shooting Star Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Shooting Star include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Shooting Star

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Shooting Star is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Shooting Star is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 17 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar. This plant's habitat is Floodplains and open Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.