General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 8 inches (20 cm)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-04-17
Location: Cornwall, England
Date: 02/25/2016
public domain photo by John Jearrard via his web site: http://www
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2020-03-08
Photo by gemini_sage

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-03-15
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-03-31
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Yorkshirelass On June 5, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Grows well in a small container, not successful in the border
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