Ipheion
Star flower
- Height × spread
- 0.18m – 0.25m × 0.1m – 0.2m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Pretty little spring flower with charming starry blooms, it makes stunning seasonal ground cover in borders, rockeries or in pots. Sometimes scented, the blooms come in blue, white or pink, on slender stems above grassy foliage. They flower March to April and grow up to a height/spread of 25cm x 20cm.
- Flower colour
- Blue, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Dome, Fan
- Height
- 0.18m – 0.25m
- Spread
- 0.1m – 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Feed & mulch some rose varieties differently
To keep roses healthy and produce more flowers, feed during the growing season before and after flowering. Roses in containers should be fed more often than those planted in the ground, every two weeks from mid spring to late summer. Adding a mulch around the base of a rose will trap moisture and enrich the soil as it biodegrades.
Planting
Divide some varieties differently
Some plant varieties within this genus have different requirements for dividing them when they get big. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for guidance, and/or check the label.
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