Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Europe
Types
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
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Number of Varieties
1715
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, open Woodlands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm1,070.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Burgundy
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots
Beech tarcrust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Runny nose, sneezing
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
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Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
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Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
shooting star
Copper Beech
In German
shooting star
Copper Beech
In French
Dodecatheon
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
Dodecatheon
Copper Beech
In Greek
shooting star
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
Dodecatheon
Copper Beech
In Polish
shooting star
Czerwony buk
In Latin
shooting star
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Primulales
Fagales
Family
Verbenaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Dodecatheon
Fagus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1713
1
27800
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