Hypoxis hemerocallidea
AFRICAN STAR GRASS, AFRICAN POTATO
Liliaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous tuber

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Watering: Keep drier when dormant.

 
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Hypoxis hemerocallidea
AFRICAN STAR GRASS, AFRICAN POTATO
Liliaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous tuber

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to late summer

Leaves: hairy; grey-green; fan leaf arrangement

Edibility: herbalist herb


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental, dry style, coastal & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bee attracting



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: roots poisonous






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