What is
Life Span
Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, meadows
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green, Silver
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Not Available
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Dermatitis, Poisonous to grazing animals
Stomach burn
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Certain forms of cancer, Homeopathy
Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Root
Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM balansae
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
Star-of-Bethlehem
Parsnip
In Hindi
Star-of-Bethlehem
चुकंदर
In German
Stern -of- Bethlehem
Pastinake
In French
Star- de - Bethléem
Panais
In Spanish
Estrella de Belen
Chirivía
In Greek
Star- of- Βηθλεέμ
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
Star of -Bethlehem
cherivia
In Polish
Star- of- Betlejem
Pasternak
In Latin
Star of Bethlehem ,
parsnip
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Apiales
Family
Asparagaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Ornithogalum
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ornithogaleae
Not Available
Subfamily
Ornithogaloideae
Not Available
Number of Species
180NA
1
27800
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