Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Western United States, Canada
Types
Ornithogalum Umbellatum
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Ornithogalum dubium
Ornithogalum arabicum
Ornithogalum nutans
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Number of Varieties
605
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Borders, Decorating walls
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
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Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM dubium
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Snake Flower, Sun Star, Yellow Chincherinchee
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
Sun Star
Whitebark Pine
In German
Sun Star
Whitebark Pine
In French
Sun Star
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Sun Star
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Sun Star
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Sun Star
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Sun Star
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Sun Star
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Coniferophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asparagales
Pinales
Family
Asparagaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Ornithogalum
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Ornithogaleae
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
505
1
27800
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