What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
South America, Argentina
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
Not Available
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
Not Available
7
99+
Habitat
Temperate Regions
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
8-11
AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm
99+
2.50 cm
99+
Minimum Width
5.10 cm
99+
Not Available
Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
No
No
Season
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Not Available
Repeat Bloomer
No
No
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
weekly regular
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
No
No
Edible Fruit
No
No
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
Yes
No
Fragrant Fruit
No
No
Fragrant Leaf
Yes
No
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
No
Showy Foliage
No
No
Showy Bark
No
No
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
No
No
Invasive
No
No
Self-Sowing
Yes
No
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Crickets
Allergy
Not Available
Not Defined
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
No
None
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Unknown
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Not Available
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Korean Samt Gras
In French
Spring Starflower
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Not Available
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Carl herba
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Lilopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Asparagales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Commelinids
Tribe
Gilliesieae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Allioideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
3
99+
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