General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3-6 inches
Plant Spread: 3-6 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Foliage is grass-like with the scent of onion/garlic when crushed..
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Blue and lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-04-26
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-21
Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-21
Zone 9b.
Location: Raulston Arboretum  NC State Univ  Raleigh, NC
Date: 2024-02-29

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-12-07

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