Starflower Mix
SKU: AM005762
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Overview
Starflowers are a springtime show of sweet, six-petaled blooms hovering over slender, deep green foliage. This fall-planted bulb emits a spicy fragrance and naturalizes like a dream, making it an excellent fit for woodland gardens and lawn plantings. With their long bloom time and charming good looks, Starflowers offer a warm welcome to spring. (Ipheion uniflorum)
key features
Botanical Name
Triteleia Mix
Advantages
Easy To Grow, Cut Flowers
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
12-18" tall
Bulb Spacing
12 per sq ft
Bloom Time
Early summer
SKU
AM005762
Description
The beautiful wild species, Triteleia laxa, is native all the way south to Southern California. The flowers look much like clusters of the beautiful Blue Eyed Grass, which is a small wild iris.
In any case, the Dutch hybridizers have made a really beautiful flower from this American Beauty'. This mixture gives you the blues and whites. Better Homes and Gardens recently had an article showing how it's great for cutting and creating stunning arrangements. BH&G also tells us that the foliage of this bulb is nothing much, so it's best planted among hostas or other low foliage plants, so the stunning flower spikes rise through neighboring leaves.
