Botanical Name: Ornithogalum arabicum
Common Name: Star of Bethlehem Type of Plant: monocot: perennial (bulb) Habit of Growth: Overall Shape Clumps of slender, floppy grasslike leaves; white flowers above leaves have shiny black pistils in center Height to 2' Spread to 1' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun preferred Soil prefers a well-drained soil Hardiness Hardy (zones 5-24) Morphology: Leaves highly variable leaves, ranging from very narrow and reed-like to strap-like and floppy; leaves to 2' long, 1" wide, blue-green color Flowers white, fragrant, to 1" across with black pistil in center; on well-established plants, flowers will appear in racemes Fruit 3-valved capsule Propagation: seed, division Usage: prized container plant for fragrant flowers and for cut flowers good in mass plantings, mixed borders, with annuals and other bulbs Landscape Care: Watering takes average watering; can tolerate long dry periods when foliage has died back Fertilizing high phosphorus fertilizer in spring Pruning remove dead leaves after plant has died back (summer) Pests/Diseases none major Special Conditions/Other plant, bulb and flowers are poisonous Origin: Mediterranean region Family: Liliaceae Notes: |
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