species
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Star of Bethlehem · Common star-of-bethlehem · Dove's dung · eleven-o'clock lady · grass lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Ornithogalum umbellatum is a perennial in the family Asparagaceae, also known as Star of Bethlehem, Common star-of-bethlehem, Dove's dung, eleven-o'clock lady or grass lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 10 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 cm tall × 10 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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