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Ornithogalum saundersiae
Also called Giant Chincherinchee, Giant Chink, Trasnvaal Chinkerinchee
Transvaal chincherinchee is a bulbous perennial from South African grasslands, grown for its tall spikes of white star-shaped flowers. It needs good drainage and full sun to bloom well.
Ornithogalum saundersiae, or giant chincherinchee, is a species of Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) in the subfamily Scilloideae of family Asparagaceae.
Ornithogalum saundersiae is found in South Africa in the Eastern Transvaal, Natal, and Eswatini. It grows best on rocky glades.
Sold as bulbs for ornamental garden flowers and as cut flowers.
Star Of Bethlehem · North Leaning Star · Arabian Starflower · Brotero's Star Of Bethlehem · Summer Hyacinth · Divergent Star Of Bethlehem · Gold Chincherinchee · Gabrielyan's Starflowers · Ornithogalum libanoticum · Ornithogalum maculatum · Bath Asparagus · Drooping star of Bethlehem
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum saundersiae 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.
