Starflower
Trientalis borealis
Starflower is a dainty northern woodlander with a whorl of leaves topped by delicate white star-shaped flowers on thread-fine stalks, spreading into colonies in cool acidic shade.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.7 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV