Description
A selection of recent origin, 2003. The first pink-flowering ipheion, from Washfield Nurseries, found in seedlings of I. uniflorum 'Wisley Blue'. Soft pink, fragrant flowers with a dark vein on each petal. Good growing.
BELONGS TO THE FAMILY AMARYLLIDACEAE
I. uniflorum was introduced as early as 1832. Origin: Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where they occur in large numbers in meadows and grasslands as well as on rocky terrain. They prefer full sun. The crushed leaves have a light onion scent; the flowers smell like soap. Because of this onion scent, Ipheion is also used between rose bushes to combat the rose nematode. Very suitable for naturalization.
