Shooting Star Plant

Shooting Star Plant 3 For $12.99

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Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
grow-zone
Planting Zones 4-8
Bloom Color
White, Purple/Lavender, Pink,
Bloom Color
White, Purple/Lavender, Pink,
Bloom Color
White, Purple/Lavender, Pink,
Bloom Season
Spring,
Usage
Flower Gardens And Beds, Flowering,
Usage
Flower Gardens And Beds, Flowering,
Ships
Year Round
Height At Maturity
Under 3 Feet
Exposure
Full Sun, Sun And Shade,
Exposure
Full Sun, Sun And Shade,
Categories
Perennials

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Shooting Star Plant 

Shooting Star, or Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum as it is called scientifically, is a unique flowering shrub that's worth growing.

This plant is prized for its lustrous green leaves and ongoing supply of star-shaped purple flowers from mid-spring to early winter. Shooting Star will add lots of vibrancy to your home garden environment. Shooting Star is a spring ephemeral, which means that it will peak into its blooms during the spring and summer, yet goes dormant after this. Shooting Star is a relatively small shrub, famous for planting along walkways or other shrubs and mixed with perennials in a frost-free region where it can grow to 4 feet tall and wide. Shooting Star will flower throughout the summer, making it a popular annual for garden beds, borders, and container gardens. 

  

Care and Maintenance

 Shooting Star plants will grow and blooms best in light shade and require regular watering, especially during long periods of hot, dry weather. Even though Shooting Star is a tropical shrub that loves the heat, it does not thrive in drought. Applying 2 to 3-inches of mulch over the soil after planting your Shooting Star, will keep the ground (or container) moist. Shooting Star must be fertilized once or twice yearly to maintain its profuse blooms. Fertilize in spring and summer using an all-purpose fertilizer as per the instructions on the package. Prune your Shooting Star at any time of the year to keep it growing faster.

Considerations

The purple species of Shooting Star plant is common in garden cultivation, yet other cultivars are popular, including the: Aphrodite' bears dark pink flowers twice the size of the purple species plant.  The Goliath' will produce larger flowers on taller stalks. The 'Queen Victoria' bears light pink flowers with yellow bands at its base.

 Shooting Star flowers tend to be whiter or lighter in southern climates, bearing darker pink or purple hues in the northern regions.

Shooting Star is a unique and colorful addition to your home garden landscape; plant some today. 

 

Shooting Star is now available at TN Nursery at low prices and fast shipping.

Reviews (3)

  • 5
    shooting star

    Posted by Jacqueline Milsap on Apr 21, 2022

    Received my order with promptness, I'm very pleased to see what awaits with this beauty

  • 5
    shooting star

    Posted by Benjamin R. on Apr 21, 2022

    This is definitely a favorite of mine. I'm looking forward to the beauty of it year after year

  • 5
    shooting star

    Posted by Anthony Groves on Apr 21, 2022

    My wife and I purchased this plant several years back from your company and have been very satisfied, we just placed a order for several more to add to our gardens!

Shipping

Shipping Information

We dig fresh our plants and ship immediately. We ship US Mail, Priority shipping. You will receive a tracking number once your plants ship. All plants will be fine in their packages for up to 3 days after receiving.

How We Protect Your Plants For Transit

We sell only bare root plants. We dip the roots in tera-sorb silicone gel to retain ample moisture for transit and surround with plastic. This is superior protection for plants in transit for up to 12 days.

Upon Receipt Of Your Plants

Open your plants and inspect the same day received. We offer 3 days to report any problems with your order. Bare root plants need to be planted within 2-3 days of receiving unless weather-related problems prohibit planting. Store in a cool place and keep roots moist and covered with plastic until they can be planted. Water for the first week daily after planting.

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