Ipheion uniflorum 'Tessa'
Ipheion uniflorum 'Tessa' has lavender-pink flowers with deeper-coloured midribs with yellow centres and sweet fragrance.
Description:
Ipheion uniflorum 'Tessa' has lavender-pink flowers with deeper-coloured midribs with yellow centres and sweet fragrance. Ipheion are South American bulbs that are long-blooming and will thrive from part shade situations into sun. The foliage, if rubbed or crushed, smells of onions. Good for naturalizing and deer resistant.
Common Name: Spring Starflower
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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