Triteleia
Spring star flower
- Height × spread
- 0.4m – 0.6m × 0.3m – 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are around 16 species of these cormous plants. They derive from North America and Mexico and flower during summer. They are small plants with grassy-looking foliage and flowers in shades of white, blue, yellow and pink. They generally stand around 30 cm in height though Triteleia peduncularis can achieve more than twice that. They are generally grown in warm and sunny positions in well drained soil.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column, Fan
- Height
- 0.4m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
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-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer · Planting
Divide while dormant
Clumps of bulbs, corms or rhizomes can be divided in summer when the plant is dormant, or as the foliage dies away. The divided bulbs or corms can immediately be replanted at a little distance from each other, or moved to other locations.