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Asparagaceae
Garden star-of-bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Also known as Grass lily, Star of Bethlehem, Nap-at-noon, Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. angustifolium
Native Plants · Bulb · Spring Blooming · White Flowers · Naturalizing · Star Of Bethlehem · Ornithogalum · Cottage Garden · Perennial Bulb · Toxic · Easy Care
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.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately during spring growth; allow soil to dry during summer dormancy · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- 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: trefle, usda
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