Jessie spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum 'Jessie'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 8 inches tall4 to 8 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Light violet-blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jessie' spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum 'Jessie') 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. Light violet-blue flowers can bloom for up to 8 weeks. Crushed foliage smells of onions. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Blue Shades Greek thimbleweed, Valerie Finnis Armenian grape hyacinth, and Stinking hellebore.