Ipheion uniflorum

Robin Hansen robin@hansennursery.com
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:53:33 PST
Bob and All,

>>>>>
I’ve never grown this. Bulb catalogs claim it’s hardy to USDA Zone 5 (-29C). 
Is this true? And, if so, why?

Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado


I grow it and have for years, in three colors, pink, white, and blue.  It 
has a faint oniony smell when handled and seems tough as nails, but I'm only 
zone 9, so what do I know?  It has been in the rock garden for 2-3 years and 
is still there.  It blooms for me in January through March, quite a long 
period for a bulb, but only in the cold greenhouse. In the ground it's much 
later and doesn't go as long.

I love it because it's small, with large cheerful flowers, reliable and very 
early.  I suppose it could be a weed in a few gardens, but it would 
certainly be a better weed than some muscaris.  I think it's worth a try. 
Then you can tell the rest of us whether it survives!

Robin Hansen
Southwest Coast of Oregon
Zone 8 or 9 depending

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