Spring Starflower

Spring Starflower

Common name: Spring Starflower

Latin name: Ipheion uniflorum (Lindl.) Raf.

Family: Liliaceae

Life Cycle: Perennial

Type: Grass-like

Description: A glabrous, perennial herb with basal leaves and an onion-like scent. Flower has a white and blue, pale blue, or purple perianth with dark central line in each petal. United tubular filament in the center of the flower.

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