Wisley Blue spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Wisley Blue' spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue') is a perennial bulb plant for borders, containers, and rock gardens. 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. It forms clumps, grows fast, and has fragrant flowers that attract bees. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It also tolerates drought once settled.
Pairs well with Fringed bleeding heart, Japanese forest grass, and Greig's tulip.