Ipheion

The genus Ipheion belongs to the Alliaceae family.


Species
Tristagma uniflorum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name spring star, or spring starflower. Its former name was Ipheion uniflorum, and it is still known by this scientific name to many authorities. It is native to Argentina and surrounding but it can be found elsewhere, such as much of the southern half of North America, as an introduced species, possibly an escaped ornamental plant. This is a perennial herb growing from a bulb and producing flat, shiny, green, hairless, grasslike leaves up to 30 centimeters long. The foliage has an onionlike scent when crushed. The stem grows up to 20 centimeters tall and bears a solitary showy flower. Each star-shaped flower has six pointed lobes up to 3 centimeters long in shades of very pale to deep purple-blue.

Darmera - Indian rhubarb or Umbrella plant

Darmera peltata (syn. Peltiphyllum peltatum; common names Indian rhubarb or Umbrella plant) is the only species within the genus Darmera in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a slowly-spreading rhizomatous perennial from mountain streamsides in... more >>>

Gaillardia - Blanket Flower

Gaillardia (Blanket flower) is a genus of drought-tolerant annual and perennial plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to North America. It was named after M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was... more >>>

Gladiolus

Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely-used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus.more >>>

Jeffersonia

Jeffersonia which is also known as Twinleaf or Rheumatism root, is a small genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae. The two species are native to eastern Asia and eastern North America. They are uncommon spring... more >>>

Daphniphyllum

Daphniphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Daphniphyllaceae, including about 25 species, all evergreen shrubs and trees native to east and southeast Asia. In older classifications the genus was treated in the family... more >>>