Zone
5 - 9
Mature Height
12 IN
Mature Width
6 IN
Sun / Shade
Part Shade, Shade
Moisture Level
Dry, Moist, well-drained
Soil Type
Starflower 'Jessie' Bulbs
Starflower 'Jessie' Bulbs
Out of stock
Every Part is Scented
SKU
07080-PK-10
Zone and Shipping details
$15.00
- Buy 3 for $13.50 each and save 10%
Key Characteristics
Description / Starflower 'Jessie' Bulbs
Pack of 10 Bulbs
Meet the longest-blooming spring bulb in the garden. 'Jessie' is a member of the Ipheion family, a close relative of Allium, and blooms heavily in shade. You will love these gentian-blue flowers for up to 8 weeks in the spring garden.
The blooms themselves have a pleasant floral aroma, and the foliage retains an onion-like scent which proves very useful in repelling nibbling animals from rabbits to deer. The foliage is broad and strappy and the flowers suffused with color. Ipheion 'Jessie' is far and away the showiest Starflower we have ever grown.
This little plant reaches just a few inches high when not in bloom. Topped with flowers, Ipheion 'Jessie' is 9 to 12 inches high, its foliage often going dormant in the warmer weeks of summer, only to reappear in autumn.
Ipheion 'Jessie' was developed from the popular variety 'Rolf Feidler' by Tony Hall of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and we are delighted to make Ipheion 'Jessie' available to Wayside gardeners this season. The bulb is native to South America, and naturalizes readily.
Product Details
| Item Form | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Bulb Pack Size | Pack of 10 |
| Genus | Ipheion |
| Species | uniflorum |
| Variety | 'Jessie' |
| Product Classification | Bulbs |
| Habit | Mound-shaped |
| USDA Zone Low | 5 |
| USDA Zone High | 9 |
| Sun / Shade | Part Shade, Shade |
| Bloom Color | Blue |
| Bloom Season Start | Early Spring |
| Bloom Season End | Late Spring |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Resistance | Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Special Features | Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants, Fragrance, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Pest Fighter |
| Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Ground Cover, Naturalizing, Outdoor |
| Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| State Shipping Restrictions | GU, PR, VI |
| Discount Exempt | No |
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