Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
South America, Argentina
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Perennial
-
Number of Varieties
35-
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
11-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
Cardenche
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Cardenche
In French
Spring Starflower
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Cardenche
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Cardenche
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Cardenche
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Cardenche
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Ipheion
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Gilliesieae
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
50-
1
27800
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