1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey
Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, meadows
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
10.20 cm76.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
12.70 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Green, Silver
Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Aristate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Cut away fading foliage, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
10-52-17 after germination, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Dermatitis, Poisonous to grazing animals
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Certain forms of cancer, Homeopathy
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM balansae
PAPAVER orientale 'Carneum'
7.2 Common Name
Star-of-Bethlehem
Oriental Poppy, Pink Oriental Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Star-of-Bethlehem
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
7.2.2 In German
Stern -of- Bethlehem
Türkischer Mohn
7.2.3 In French
Star- de - Bethléem
pavot oriental
7.2.4 In Spanish
Estrella de Belen
amapola oriental
7.2.5 In Greek
Star- of- Βηθλεέμ
oriental poppy
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Star of -Bethlehem
papoila oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Star- of- Betlejem
orientalne maku
7.2.8 In Latin
Star of Bethlehem ,
oriental poppy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Asparagaceae
Papaveraceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Ornithogaleae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Ornithogaloideae
Magnolioideae
8.10 Number of Species