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Liliaceae
Yellow star-of-bethlehem
Gagea lutea
Also known as Ornithogalum persoonii, Gagea lutea f. bulbillifera, Gagea lutea f. gracillima, Gagea lutea var. minor
Native Plants · Bulb · Spring Ephemeral · Yellow Flowers · Woodland · Shade Tolerant · Deciduous Understory · Wildflower · Temperate · Liliaceae · Dormant Summer
Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a delicate spring-blooming bulb that produces cheerful star-shaped yellow flowers in late winter to early spring before going dormant by summer. Plant bulbs in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in dappled shade, such as beneath deciduous trees or shrubs. It is largely care-free once established — simply avoid disturbing the bulbs during summer dormancy and allow the foliage to die back naturally.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist during spring growth; allow to dry in summer dormancy · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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