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 8b
Plant Height: 3-6 inches
Plant Spread: 3-6 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Malodorous
Other: Grass-like foliage has the scent of garlic when crushed
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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

Photo Gallery
Location: JC Raulston  Arboretum, Raleigh NC
Date: 2024-02-29
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-01
 2:40 pm. Lovely stars.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna, Virginia
Date: 2014-05-07

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