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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin
South America, Argentina

Types
Perennial

Number of Varieties
35 83

Habitat
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9

AHS Heat Zone
9-1

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
10.20 cm 100

Minimum Width
5.10 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Grass like

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Flowers

Other Uses
-

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum

Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar

In Hindi
Spring Starflower

In German
Frühling Borretsch

In French
Spring Starflower

In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella

In Greek
άνοιξη starflower

In Portuguese
primavera Starflower

In Polish
Wiosna Starflower

In Latin
Spring Starflower

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Lilopsida

Order
Asparagales

Family
Liliaceae

Genus
Ipheion

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe
Gilliesieae

Subfamily
Allioideae

Number of Species
50

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Properties of Spring Starflower

Want to know the properties of Spring Starflower? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Spring Starflower is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Spring Starflower Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Spring Starflower Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Spring Starflower. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Spring Starflower physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 5.10 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Spring Starflower

Taking Spring Starflower Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Spring Starflower include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Spring Starflower

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Spring Starflower is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Spring Starflower is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 35 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Perennial. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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