General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name-Ornithogalum
  • Common Names- Star-of-Bethlehem
  • Spread- 12-24 inches**
  • Height- 12-28 inches**
  • Average Production- 10-20 flowers per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 90-200 days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained, rich soils
  • Soil moisture- 12%
  • Soil pH- 6.9-8.3
  • Soil temperature- 15-32°C
  • Climate temperature- 15-32°C
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Fall

Tips to grow Ornithogalum

  1. Arrange good quality Ornithogalum bulb.
  2. The soil should be well-drained, rich.
  3. In the Fall, choose a spot that gets quite a lot of light and has good soil drainage.
  4. Planting Ornithogalum bulbs is fairly simple. Bulbs resemble small onions and you will be able to easily tell that the bulb should be planted with the roots down and the tip pointing up so that the shoots can reach the surface of the soil.
  5. Usually, the rule of thumb when planting bulbs is that bulbs need at least 2 times the height of soil above them. Dig a 2 to a 3-inch deep hole, place the bulb into it and cover with soil. Leave about 6 inches of space between each bulb.
  6. After planting, water well so that the soil above the bulbs settles.
  7. Ornithogalum bulbs flower in the Spring. After the flowers die down, the plant can enjoy a warmer rest period. You don’t have to water too much during this rest period. At this point, you can choose to tidy up the plant and remove the old leaves.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

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