Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
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Types
Ornithogalum Umbellatum
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Ornithogalum dubium
Ornithogalum arabicum
Ornithogalum nutans
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Number of Varieties
60-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
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Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm200.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm6.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Borders, Decorating walls
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
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Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM dubium
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Snake Flower, Sun Star, Yellow Chincherinchee
candelabro
In Hindi
Sun Star
candelabro
In German
Sun Star
candelabro
In French
Sun Star
candelabro
In Spanish
Sun Star
candelabro
In Greek
Sun Star
candelabro
In Portuguese
Sun Star
candelabro
In Polish
Sun Star
candelabro
In Latin
Sun Star
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Ornithogalum
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Ornithogaleae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
50-
1
27800
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