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Triteleia ixioides 'Starlight'

Common name(s): Prettyface
Family name: Alliaceae
Common family name: Onion Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun, partial sun
Flower color: yellow
Plant height: 1 foot 8 inches - 2 feet
Plant spread: 12 inches
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: geophyte
Special characteristics:
This bulb is an early summer bloomer that features buttercup-yellow star-shaped flowers with a green stripe on the outside of each petal. There are multiple flowers per plant with the flowers facing upright. The leaves often shrivel before the flowers open.

This is a good choice for a sunny perennial border. The flowers make nice cut flowers.

Zones 5 - 9

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