This dreamy pink beauty will interest to your garden. The inside-out petals are like miniature cyclamens, and they smell like a perfume. This plant is for the patient gardener because it takes a few years to grow it from seed. Seventeen species of shooting star are native to North America, including one northern species that migrated across the Bering Strait and now grows in Siberia. They belong to the primrose family, whose genus name Dodecatheon means "twelve gods." This refers to the ancient belief that twelve deities protected the primrose. Ancient Roman naturalist Pliny gave the name Dodecatheon to the primrose, and Carl Linnaeus used it to name this genus in 1753. The species name "meadia" honors Richard Mead (1673-1754), a botanist and court doctor in the days of English monarch George II. Common Names: American Cowslip, Indian Chief, Pride of Ohio, Bird's Bills, Prairie Pointer Latin Name: Dodecatheon meadia Species Origin: US Native Wildflower Type: Native Wildflowers Life Cycle: Perennial USDA Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 US Regions: Plains/Texas, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast Seeds per Ounce: 67,500 Stratification: Cold/Wet for 4 Weeks Germination Ease: Stratify 4 Weeks Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade Height: 12 Inches Color: Pink Bloom Season: Blooms Early Spring, Blooms Late Spring Uses: Aromatic, Deer Resistant