Spring Starflower 'Wisley Blue' (Ipheion uniflorum)

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 04, 2006

Spring Starflower 'Wisley Blue'
Ipheion uniflorum

In full bloom 30th March 06. Planted 7 years ago, squirrels dinner 2 years later in cold winter. Reappeared slowly, suddenly took off!

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 04, 2006

What a delight!

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 04, 2006

Hi kniphofia, they are rather sweet, and have a light, sweet scent too. Trouble is you have to get on your knees to smell them! They remind me of the sort of plant you would come across whilst walking through woodlands.....simple and natural.

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dmj1218 west Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Dec 28, 2006

Nice close up shot Janet! =)

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 29, 2006

Great shot Janet!! You have 10 green thumbs. I have one or two but tend to neglect my plants. lol.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Dec 29, 2006

They are difficult to shoot! With sun on them they overexpose easily.

Oh dear pepper, the mental image of me with 10 thumbs! I'm neglecting putting pics in PF, too busy with other things.

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 29, 2006

Hey at least you have pics to put in here!! I won't have any til spring time hits and even then I have to remember the names of some of them!! Impossible!! LOL

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Dec 29, 2006

Ooooh I have way too many pics, that's part of the trouble! You will have to practise remembering the names, they eventually sink in. Until you get plant overload that is!

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 29, 2006

Here's my problem. I work at a botanical garden. I get free plants all the time. I have no where to put them but I get them anyways. lol. They come with names and I write them down and promptly lose them. The only way to get names is to wait til spring and take pics to work, where after awhile I will forget them again. LOL. It's useless with me.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Dec 29, 2006

Free plants, you are so lucky! Do you use plastic labels with indelible ink, even if you shove them well into the ground they will survive for a long time.

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 29, 2006

That's another problem. LOL. I forget to do even that!!! I get caught up in the moment.

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