Ipheion Plant Profile
Ipheion (Ipheion
uniflorum) is a flowering bulb that blooms in early spring. The flowers are
typically pale blue, white, or pink. It is also known as Starflower, Mexican
Star, Springstar, and Starlikes.
It is a South American native -- where it is used as a
groundcover plant. Ipheion grows to
about 10 inches high. The Latin name and classification have changed several
times for Ipheion.
Pollinators are crazy for it. The flowers are
sweetly-scented, but the grass-like foliage smells like garlic when crushed --
which makes it deer- and rabbit-resistant.
It is hardy to USDA Zones 5 to 9. Ipheion prefers full- to
part-sun and slightly moist soils. It is fairly drought-tolerant so does well
in rock gardens and in containers.
You can purchase the bulbs and plant them in the fall. It
looks great in combination with daffodils and tulips. This is also an
old-fashioned pass-along plant. Bulbs can be dug and divided shortly after the
flowers fade.
It will self-seed and naturalize in lawn areas, then dies
back by mid-spring. Ipheion is also a good cut-flower and is easy to use for
bulb forcing too.
Ipheion: You
Can Grow That!
The
video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine as part of our Plant
Profile series for Mid-Atlantic USA gardeners.
Audio and text by Kathy Jentz
Video and editing by Cassie Peo
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