Comments on: Ornithogalum saundersiae https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4285 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:05:21 +0000 #comment-4285 Thank you for your reply Matt,
I live in Essex in the UK. I put my
Saundersiae in my greenhouse over the winter
so the frost would not get to it. I emptied the pot
the other day and the bulbs looked very white and healthy.
I have now put them in the garden so let's hope they grow
and do better. Thank you for your help Teresa

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4284 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:01:02 +0000 #comment-4284 In reply to Anonymous.

I'm sorry your plant did not grow back, but my best guess as to why it failed might be because you kept it in a pot ( assuming you are in a cold climate). The bulbs are tender, and they will freeze. If you are in a warm climate, they need a bit of moisture while dormant, and a temperature shift to cool-cold, which will mimic vernalization or a dormant period. I have found that the bulbs can rot it they are too moist in winter, or they can also be lost it kept too dry, as fleshy roots cannot maintain proper bulb moisture.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4283 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:37:47 +0000 #comment-4283 I only bought my Saundersiae plant last year and is in a large pot and was lovely. It's died of last winter but have no grown back this year. Can any one help please

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4282 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:36:56 +0000 #comment-4282 hi sprout…the informal name that I know Orni saundersiae is Chincherinchee, bit of a mouthful but easier than the latin !

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4281 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:51:16 +0000 #comment-4281 O. arabicum is a different, and distinct species or ornithogalum, and very popular in the cut flower trade. It is, perhaps more common, given its commercial use. Why would customers be overwhelmed with its botanic name? It comes from Arabia, ( an Europe, through Africa), so it's name obviously comes from the Arabian penninsula where there are many Ornithogalum species. Remember that one of the common names for many Ornithogalum is 'Star of Bethlehem', and particularly for your species, O. arabicum, which is also known throughout the world as Large Star of Bethlehem, Arabian Star Flower, or Arab's Eye. In Malta, it is known as Halib it-Tajr Kbir, but the 'arabicum' part of the species title comes from 1760, by taxonomist Carl von Linneaus.

]]> By: Louis Raymond here. https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4280 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:14:30 +0000 #comment-4280 Dramatic and well-timed blooms indeed. I've been meaning to grow these for years, and you've spurred me to include them on the Absolutely Positively list for Summer 2011. Thanks!

]]> By: Susan Sims https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4279 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:38:56 +0000 #comment-4279 These are the shiz. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Sprout https://gardern.co.za/2010/07/ornithogalum-saundersiae/#comment-4278 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:20:58 +0000 #comment-4278 OK, we get these all the time as a cut flower at my shop, but they sell them to us as Ornithogalum arabicum. More than one name? Also, do you know a common name? It's ponderous to sell them as O. arabicum, the customers are overwhelmed. The only common name I've seen might be perceived as racist, so we decline from using it…would love an alternative.

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