Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
China
Types
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
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Number of Varieties
252
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
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Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem
Cork Oak
In Hindi
Chincherinchee
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
Kap-Milchstern
Cork Tree
In French
Chincherinchee
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
Chincherinchee
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
Chinkerinchee
Cork Tree
In Polish
Chincherinchee,
Cork Tree
In Latin
Chincherinchee
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Asparagales
Fagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Ornithogalum
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ornithogaleae
Mirini
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
18050
1
27800
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