Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Types
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
Number of Varieties
17
Rank: 95 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
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6350
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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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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
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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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
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
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
Edible Fruit
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
-
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Primulales
Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Dodecatheon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
17
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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