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Pretty Sternbergia

Sternbergia pulchella

Pretty Sternbergia is a small bulbous plant from the eastern Mediterranean that produces bright yellow crocus-like flowers in autumn. It grows best in a sunny, well-drained spot where the bulbs can bake dry during summer.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly in autumn when growth and flowering begin, then keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or sandy loam; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost once established, protect bulbs from prolonged cold wet conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Syria to Lebanon
Climate
subtropical

About

Sternbergia pulchella is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It has yellow flowers which appear in autumn. The species is native to Syria and Lebanon.

Other Sternbergia plants

White Sternbergia · Sternbergia clusiana · Turkish Starflower · Winter daffodil · Sternbergia minoica · Sternbergia schubertii · Sternbergia vernalis · Vascular Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sternbergia pulchella 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.

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