Ornithogalum dubium
Vari-coloured chincherichee, Sun star
Also known as Ornithogalum florescens, Ornithogalum triniatum
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
Delightful flowers that are fresh and showy. The single flowers are held on branching stems and may reach 50 cm in height, often only a fifth of that. The flowers are cup-shaped but open their petals wide. At the centre is a green or brown 'knob'. The flowers are in shades of orange, yellow or occasionally white. The leaves are generally linear, and sit below the sturdy flowering stem. This is a South African plant and in that country flowers from August to December. In the UK it flowers from April. This is not hardy and is best grown with the protection of glass, or lifted before the cold weather.
- Flower colour
- Orange, White, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
AutumnNow
Autumn - mid · Planting
Divide while dormant
Clumps of bulbs, corms or rhizomes can be divided when the plant is dormant. The divided bulbs or corms can immediately be replanted at a little distance from each other, or moved to other locations.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Summer · Outdoors
Water during drought
Water plants in the ground regularly after a period of drought if still in growth (prefer to be dry when dormant). Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
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