Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Pauridia glabella var. glabella 3 synonyms: Hypoxis glabella var. glabella , Hypoxis hookeri , Hypoxis pusilla |
| Common Name: | tiny star |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) |
| Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 5-25 cm |
| Foliage: | Few narrow tapering leaves 2-25 cm x 0.5-1 mm. |
| Flowers: | 1-4 flowering stems to 20 cm long with 1 or 2 bright yellow star-like flowers. Pair of narrow bracts 2-18 mm long near the middle of the stem, July-September |
| General Comments: | Tufted perennial herb with tiny corm less than 1cm long. Hairless. Plant en masse for effect in rockeries, pots or in grassy treed areas. Plants die down after flowering, regenerating after autumn rain. |
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