Dodecatheon hendersonii
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Size at maturity: 6-24" tall, 2' wide
- Canopy layer: groundcover
- Light requirements: full sun
- Moisture requirements: dry soil
- Special features: perennial
This bulb-producing perennial begins in late winter with thick spoon shaped leaves at the base of the plant. Showy flowers appear in early spring on top of a tall 12 in (30 cm) leafless flower stalk. Flowers are inside out with petals magenta to deep lavender to white, with a white strip before the black fertile part. It blooms February to May and is summer deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. (EMSWCD, 2019)
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