Life Span
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey
Types
-
Number of Varieties
3
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Insects
Allergy
Dermatitis, Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Certain forms of cancer, Homeopathy
Part of Plant Used
Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM balansae
Common Name
Star-of-Bethlehem
In Hindi
Star-of-Bethlehem
In German
Stern -of- Bethlehem
In French
Star- de - Bethléem
In Spanish
Estrella de Belen
In Greek
Star- of- Βηθλεέμ
In Portuguese
Star of -Bethlehem
In Polish
Star- of- Betlejem
In Latin
Star of Bethlehem ,
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Ornithogalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Ornithogaleae
Subfamily
Ornithogaloideae
Number of Species
180
Rank: 77 (Overall)
1
27800
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