Ipheion uniflorum | Spring Starflower | Various
Ipheion uniflorum belongs to the plant family ALLIACE and Genus Ipheion This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Ipheion uniflorum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Ipheion uniflorum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Ipheion uniflorum spring starflower is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Ipheion uniflorum can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -10 Fahrenheit. It prefers dry soils. Spring starflower is drought tolerant.
Ipheion uniflorum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 1 and3 years.
Ipheion uniflorum is a seasonal bulb. Flowers begin in March and don't stop until May. The flowers are most often a white color.
In the Northern Hemisphere Ipheion uniflorum starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 05,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.