There’s something odd and beautiful about Dodecatheon, or shooting star, with unusual petals flung back like they’re caught in the wind. They remind me of cyclamen or erythronium in shape and form.
Native to North America, these dainty blooms are pretty hardy, usually forming clumps of rosettes and throwing up their flower stalks in early spring. In the right spot – somewhere a little shady and with moist soil – they should naturalize without any need for intervention from you.
