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Liliaceae
Hairy star of bethlehem
Gagea villosa
Also known as Bath asparagus, Hairy star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, Ornithogalum villosum
Native Plants · Bulb · Spring Ephemeral · Woodland · Rock Garden · Yellow Flowers · Geophyte · Naturalize · Rare · Liliaceae · Star Of Bethlehem
Hairy Star of Bethlehem is a small bulbous perennial that produces delicate star-shaped yellow flowers in early spring before going dormant in summer. Plant bulbs in well-drained soil in a partially shaded spot, such as under deciduous trees, and water during the spring growing season, then allow to dry out once the leaves have died back. It is best suited to rock gardens, woodland edges, or naturalized settings where it can be left undisturbed to multiply.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately during spring growth; reduce watering significantly after foliage dies back in summer · Every 10-14 days during active growth
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Bulb Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Palestine
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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