Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Dodecatheon clevelandii is a species of Dodecatheon native to California and Baja California. Its common name is padre's shooting star. It is generally found in open grassy areas. It is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has basal clumps of leaves up to 16 centimeters long with nodding flowers each about an inch long on stems up to a foot tall. The flowers are magenta to deep lavender to white. This species hybridizes with Dodecatheon hendersonii, from which it can be distinguished by its green stem.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

6 - 12 in Tall

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Lavender, Pink, Purple, White

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow

Soil description

Tolerates clay.

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Grassy places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Arrowhead Arctic Blue

Agriades podarce

Spotted Cut-Worm

Xestia c-nigrum