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Cosmic Garden

Explore the beauty of the Shooting Star flower (Dodecathon media), native to Illinois, with its various colors and unique features. Learn about its growth, habitat, and blooming season. Vote for the Shooting Star in your garden today!

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Cosmic Garden

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  1. Cosmic Garden Compiled By; MatthewAugustyn

  2. Shooting Star Flower The Shooting star’s scientific name is Dodecathon media It is also known as the Pride Of Ohio and the American Cowslip http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200803_Shooting_Star.htm

  3. The shooting star can have 1 or more reddish-brown or green stalks. Different shooting star variations can have a variety of flower colors, ranging from a serene white and a light pink to a light purple or a rosy pink. http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/flower-shooting-star.htm

  4. The shooting star thrives in dry to moist soil, mostly light clay and silt.

  5. The shooting star is native to Illinois, so it is accustomed to most Illini terrain.

  6. The Shooting star has an umbel of up to 6 flowers that flex downwards.

  7. The shooting star does not have a distinct scent

  8. The shooting star blooms in late spring for around a month.

  9. The Shooting Star can grow to be from 1 to 3 feet tall.

  10. The flower has cylindrical seed cases that allow the seeds to be scattered into the wind.

  11. So Vote For The Shooting Star!

  12. References (Baumann, 2008, [Online]) http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200803_Shooting_Star.htm (Jorg, 2007, [Online]) http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/flower-shooting-star.htm

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