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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 15 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Spring Starflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ipheion uniflorum
  • Synonym: Tristagma uniflorum

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-18
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-02-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2020-03-08
Location: Juniper Level Botanical Garden   Raleigh, North Carolina
Date: 2024-03-01
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-01-12
Ipheion uniflorum 'Charlotte Bishop'
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-22
These two clumps were supposed to all be 'Jessie' the little blue
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-18
Zone 9b. First flower this season.
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HamiltonSquare On February 17, 2016 Bloomed
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