Ipheion uniflorum

gorgeous. Didnt realise they were spring flowering. a real star.

Did you see 'Rolf Fiedler' a short while ago? He's blue - and beautiful. I hope he clumps up like this one does.

Beautiful form.

Yes, I really like these little fellas. I bought a pink one...but it didn't come to anything. :-(((((

I love these :-)
I have 'Froyles Mill', which is a purple one - flowering now.

Where did you find that, Louise???

I got it a few years ago from Pottertons, Spritz.

I've just looked this up to see if it would grow here and talk about a personality disorder - has been known as ' bouvardia, brodiaea, leucocoryne, milla, tristagma, and triteleia'. Too tender for me though!

Why does a plant have its name changed .... what's the logic/point of it .... especially so many times ?

Nahhhh - don't believe it! I haven't had any probs with these, and they aren't Brodiaea, I grow those! Leucoryne? Nope. I tried them, and they wouldn't flower. Tritelia is the same as Brodiaea.....never heard of the other names, though. I'll check them out in my bulb books.

Where did you read all this, Wagger, by the way?

At: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/3344145/Ipheion-uniflorum-How-to-grow.html

Wow! I have to apologise for being so disbelieving about all those names, Wagger...my Dr. Hessayon lists them, too. However, under 'Brodiaea' he says that it's also known as Tritelia - but not Ipheion! How weird and confusing is that?

They don't make it easy, do they?

Dr. H also says they are hardy, apart from 'Rolf Fiedler' which might be slightly tender. (Boo hoo!)

But the BBC Pland Finder site calls it half hardy. "Plant it in well-drained soil in full sun and protect the bulbs in winter with a thick mulch." Where does that leave me? Confused.com, that's where! lol

I give up,Wagger! (I hope 'they' don't though!) LOL.

Shouldn't be a problem where you are.

I do hope not - they've been in for at least three years, except Rolf - I bought a pot this spring.

Hmmm, mine certainly aren't in full sun. They get a part days sun, are in thin poor soil and no sign of a mulch over winter ! They were planted, then forgotten !
I 'do' think that the reference books exaggerate tenderness issues at times.

We've found that before on GOY, haven't we - maybe we should write our own GOY book!