padre's shooting star
Primula clevelandii
USDA zones7 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size12 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- White , pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Padre's shooting star (Primula clevelandii) is a perennial for borders, woodland gardens, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms colonies of light-green rosettes. Nodding magenta to white flowers sit in clusters on a bare stem, and butterflies visit them. The plant goes dormant by midsummer, so pair it with later bloomers.
Pairs well with Dwarf checkerbloom, Ookow, and California buttercup.
Native range
CA.