Charlotte Bishop spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum 'Charlotte Bishop'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 6 inches tall3 to 6 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Charlotte Bishop' spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum 'Charlotte Bishop') is a bulb for borders, containers, rock gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It forms a clumping, fragrant mat of pink flowers that bees visit. John Clarke bred it.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Japanese forest grass, and Japanese maple.