Ornithogalum
Star of Bethlehem
- Height × spread
- 0.2m – 0.6m × 0.1m – 0.8m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Pretty spring flower smothered in usually white and scented starry blooms. It's perfect for filling gaps at the front of borders or naturalising grassy areas or woodland. Also they work well in a springtime container display. It flowers around April time, attracting the bees. Grows between 20cm and 60cm tall and up to 80cm wide.
- Flower colour
- Green, Orange, White, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell, Column, Fan
- Height
- 0.2m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.1m – 0.8m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Hazards
- Yes, some poisonous
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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