Nothoscordum hirtellum syn. Ipheion hirtellum
Yellow starflower
From Argentina and Uraguay produces wonderful canary-yellow flowers with a slight greenish tinge at the throat. This autumn flowering species is said to grow in open pastureland. If it has leaves then I water it, and when it dies down at the end of spring I stop. It is a simple regime, but it seems to work. Ipheion are small bulbous perennials with onion-scented, narrowly strap-shaped leaves and sweet-scented star-shaped flowers in late winter and spring. They are ideally suited for flower borders and beds and for underplanting of other shrubs.
Contributed by @KathyB
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Yellow starflower
Latin name
Nothoscordum hirtellum syn. Ipheion hirtellum
type
Perennial
family
Amaryllidaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.10 M
Nothoscordum hirtellum syn. Ipheion hirtellum
From Argentina and Uraguay produces wonderful canary-yellow flowers with a slight greenish tinge at the throat. This autumn flowering species is said to grow in open pastureland. If it has leaves then I water it, and when it dies down at the end of spring I stop. It is a simple regime, but it seems to work. Ipheion are small bulbous perennials with onion-scented, narrowly strap-shaped leaves and sweet-scented star-shaped flowers in late winter and spring. They are ideally suited for flower borders and beds and for underplanting of other shrubs.
Planting
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant out bulbs 8cm deep into flowering position from early to late autumn, ideally in a south or west facing sheltered position. They grow best in moist but well drained soil, acid to slightly alkaline (pH 5-7.5). Plant where they will receive maximum sunshine.
KathyB