Scientific Name
Ornithogalum (or-ni-THOG-uh-lum)
Common Name
Star of Bethlehem
Geophyte Organ:  Bulb
Light Requirements:  Full-PM Sun
Height: 10-16 inches (25-40 cm)
Flowering Season: Summer
Flower Color: White with green center
Planting Time: Fall/Spring
Planting Depth: Cover 4 inches (10 cm)
Spacing Between Bulbs: 2-5 inches (5-12 cm)
Hardiness: Tender III - injured below 25°F (2°C)
Bulb Storage: Store bulbs dry at 70-80°F (21-27°C)
Comments: Prefers moist but well-drained soil; long lasting, fragrant, cut flowers; naturalizes; blooms open gradually from bottom to top of spike; foliage dies down after flowers fade
Cultivars: O. arabicum, O . saundersiae, O. thyrsoides
   
  USDA Hardiness Zones
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- - Sp Sp Sp Sp M H H -
C=container; H=hardy; M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant

 

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