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Hypoxis mexicana
Hypoxis mexicana is a small tuberous perennial herb in the star-grass family, native to open forests and woodlands from southern Arizona through Mexico. It is grown mainly as a wildflower or rock garden curiosity, and its key requirement is a well-drained, dormant summer rest.
Hypoxis mexicana, common name Mexican yellow star-grass, is a small herbaceous plant. It is widespread across much of Mexico, and has also been reported from southern Arizona.
Hypoxis mexicana grows is open forests and woodlands. It has a tuft of leaves with long bristles near the base. Flowers are yellow, 6-parted, in a panicle at the top of the flowering stalk.
Red star · Hypoxis decumbens · Star Flower · Common goldstar · Golden Weather Grass · Fringed yellow star-grass · Hypoxis villosa · Star Grass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypoxis mexicana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
