Ipheion uniflorum
Spring Starflower
Type Perennial
Hardy range 7B to 9A
Height 4" to 8" / 10cm to 20cm
Spread 24" to 30" / 60cm to 75cm
Growth rate Average
Form Irregular or sprawling
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Hardy range 7B to 9A
Height 4" to 8" / 10cm to 20cm
Spread 24" to 30" / 60cm to 75cm
Growth rate Average
Form Irregular or sprawling
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Bloom Color Blue and white
Bloom Time Spring
The flowers are fragrant and showy.
Bloom Time Spring
The flowers are fragrant and showy.
Environment
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has fragrant foliage.
This plant has fragrant foliage.
Landscape Uses
- Container plantings
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Border
- Massing
- Groundcover
- Container plantings
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Border
- Massing
- Groundcover
Attributes and Features
- Naturalizing
- Naturalizing
Propagation and Root Form
Propagation is from division and seeds.
Best propagation time is in the winter.
This plant grows from a bulb.
Propagation is from division and seeds.
Best propagation time is in the winter.
This plant grows from a bulb.
Culture Notes
This plant is easy to grow and should be left undisturbed for as long as possible. In areas of prolonged frost, mulch Ipheion for winter protection. Plants have an onion like odor. Plants go well with: Tulipa, Phlox subulata, Narcissus, and Crocus.
This plant is easy to grow and should be left undisturbed for as long as possible. In areas of prolonged frost, mulch Ipheion for winter protection. Plants have an onion like odor. Plants go well with: Tulipa, Phlox subulata, Narcissus, and Crocus.
