Types of Sun Star Flowers

A sun star flower, or Ornithogalum dubium, is a bright yellow or orange flowering plant from the Hyacinthaceae family. Sun stars are perennial, meaning their bulbs can be replanted and grown into new flowers. They are native to South Africa.

A blue flower from the Hyacinthaceae family

Features

Sun star flowers are characterized by colors in a spectrum of yellow to red. They have yellow green leaves and between five and 25 flowers per stalk.

Cultivation

Sun stars flower in winter or spring, and need lots of water in the spring. Sun stars are sensitive to frost and grow best in pots and containers.

Types

There is only type of sun star flower, but other flowers in the Hyacinthaceae family include hyacinth, grape hyacinth, bluebell and squill.

Muscari Flowers

Muscari flowers, also called grape hyacinths, are deep blue flowers that are also in the Hyacinthaceae family. They are native to Eurasia

Scilla

Scilla flowers, also called squill, are pale blue flowers in the Hyacinthaceae family. There are 90 different types of scilla flowers. The extract of squill bulbs can be found in cough syrup.

References

• Bill's Flower of the Day
• The Families of Flowering Plants
• Scilla