1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
North America, South America, Argentina, Brazil
South America, Argentina
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Lemon yellow
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Olive
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Skin Diseases
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DYCKIA brevifolia
Ipheion uniflorum
7.2 Common Name
Sawblade
Spring Starflower, Springstar
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sawblade
Spring Starflower
7.2.2 In German
Sawblade
Frühling Borretsch
7.2.3 In French
Sawblade
Spring Starflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
Dyckia piña
primavera Flor de estrella
7.2.5 In Greek
Sawblade
άνοιξη starflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Sawblade
primavera Starflower
7.2.7 In Polish
Sawblade
Wiosna Starflower
7.2.8 In Latin
Sawblade
Spring Starflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Gilliesieae
8.9 Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Allioideae
8.10 Number of Species