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Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Also called Wonder Flower, Cape Lily, Christmas Lily, Port Lincoln Lily, Chinkerinchee, Rock Lily, Star Of Bethlehem
Chincherinchee is a bulbous perennial from the Cape region of South Africa, grown for its long-lasting white cut flowers. It is easy to grow in sun or part shade, and the dormant bulb must be kept frost-free.
Ornithogalum thyrsoides is a bulbous plant species that is endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee or chincherinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. It produces long-lasting flowers prized as cut flowers.
O. thyrsoides has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is grown in a sunny or partially shaded sheltered spot. The plant becomes dormant shortly after flowering in spring and early summer. The dormant bulb must not be exposed to freezing temperatures.
Brotero's Star Of Bethlehem · Summer Hyacinth · Gold Chincherinchee · Drooping star of Bethlehem · Pyrenees star of Bethlehem · Sleepydick
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum thyrsoides 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.
