Garden star-of-bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Ornithogalum

Asparagaceae

Native Plants

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Garden star-of-Bethlehem is a cheerful spring-blooming bulb that naturalizes easily in lawns, borders, and woodland edges, producing clusters of white star-shaped flowers. Plant bulbs in autumn in well-drained soil and enjoy low-effort blooms each spring with no special care required. Note that all parts of this plant are toxic if ingested, so site carefully in gardens with children or pets.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

—

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6″

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days During Active Growth; Reduce After Foliage Dies Back • Water Moderately During Spring Growth; Allow Soil To Dry During Summer Dormancy

Soil pH

7 – 7.5

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama

Albania

Arkansas

Austria

Baleares

Baltic States

Belgium

British Columbia

Bulgaria

Connecticut

Corse

Czechoslovakia

Delaware

Denmark

District of Columbia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Great Britain

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Apr 9, 2018 by Fejul Xeto (cc-by-sa)

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