Ipheion Bulbs
Ipheion flower bulbs will be available to order from spring 2025 for delivery and planting in autumn 2025.
For spring planting, check out our wildflower bulbs ‘In The Green’ which are available to order now for planting from January to March.
Great for planting in groups, Ipheion also known as Spring Starflower are low-growing perennials that produce multiple flowers per bulb that come in a wide range of colours. These stunning star-shaped flowers carry a sweet fragrance and are popular for filling gaps in borders.
Like everything we supply here at Boston Seeds, we pride ourselves on supplying professional quality - and for flower bulbs, that means BIG! Our bigger bulbs produce bigger, better and bolder flowers. Choose from our exciting range of varieties - Ipheion Wisley Blue Bulbs, old favourites, garden classics as well as striking new lines for 2024.
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Producing delicate star-shaped flowers, these sweetly scented blooms open to reveal their lilac-blue with white-centred flowers. Ideal for naturalising they will spread up to a meter wide.
- Height (cm): 15cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 4+cm
- Blooms: April/May
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Having larger flowers than other varieties the deep purple-blue flowers will appear later in spring and add longevity to your flowering borders. Great for naturalising areas over time.
- Height (cm): 15cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 4+cm
- Blooms: April/ May
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Pink star-like flowers open up to reveal a delicate white centre, these beautiful blooms will fill your borders beds and pots. Ideal for filling gaps where the earlier flowering bulbs such as snowdrops, crocus and daffodils have now finished.
- Height (cm): 15cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 4+cm
- Blooms: April/May
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An attractive flower suitable for all beds, borders and containers, the pure crystal white blooms appear in late spring. Also known as the Starflower, the Alberto Castillo is a popular variety.
- Height (cm): 20cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 5+cm
- Blooms: April/May
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The ultimate tool for planting quickly and easily your plants and bulbs. A quality solid ash handle securely fitted to a stainless steel blade, the traditional deisgn is ideal to assist in planting your plants and bulbs into beds, borders and grassland.
- Made of high quality polished stainless steel
- Ash handle - sourced from a sustainable source
- Soft leather strap - ideal to hang up
Our bulb planting essentials pack has been put together for the ease of ensuring quick planting and a great display. The bulb planter will help you plant the bulbs with ease whilst the fibre will ensure the bulbs do not rot when planted into pots or containers. Using the bulb fertiliser will ensure your bulbs have all the nutrients they need whilst establishing.
- 1 x Bulb Fibre
- 1 x Bulb Planter
- 1 x Bulb Fertiliser
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Making bulb planting easier, quicker and cleaner, our bulb planter is the ideal tool for helping you plant your spring-flowering bulbs.
- Made of high quality steel
- Automatic release on handle
- Duroplast coating - impact, elastic, abrasion, and corrosion - resistant
- Depth Scale
Specifically designed to help bulbs establish in pots and borders, without the risk of the bulbs rotting, providing an open and free-draining soil structure.
- Ideal for planting with Narcissi, Crocus, Hyacinths and other spring-flowering bulbs
- Universal bulb planting fibre
- 500gm bag - This pack is sufficient for 3 x 1-litre pots
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Our flowering bulb fertiliser has been specifically designed to help your spring-flowering bulbs flower to their full potential. Whether you are establishing in pots or containers, sprinkle a small amount into each hole prior to planting your bulbs. Also suitable for use in early spring to encourage your bulbs to flower well in the following season.
- Tailored to give your bulbs all the nutrients they need
- Can be mixed with compost or Bulb Fibre
- NPK - 12.11.18 + MgO
- Recommended coverage: 5kg per 200sqm. Apply at 25g/sqm
- Not suitable for use with Wildflower Bulbs
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