PlantFiles: Snake Plant, Yellow Chincherinchee, Sun Star
Ornithogalum dubium

Flowers are extrememly showy and lasted forever last winter. Goes dormant in the summer, reappears in the winter. Excellent house plant.

Just bought this plant at a local Wal-Mart, where they had bazillions of them. Had never heard of it before. The blooms are progressing, but it's already showing signs of "scragliness" as one other member had posted. After it's done blooming I'm wondering if I should plant it outside or try to keep it in a pot.... It's nice and sunny and warm here, but I'm not sure if our summer rains will be too much for it.

Beautiful bright orange blossoms. I planted on the north side of my house in the spring, and I water it once a week or less. The phoenix heat (and my neglect) have not killed it yet. Now that summer is here parts of the plant are starting to dry up and turn brown, but apparently this is normal for the plant and it will return next spring.

Just purchased it. It was labeled orange star. Awesome plant

This plant is native to Africa. It will die down in the summer and reappear in late winter or early spring. Do not water it while it is dormant. Begin watering in late winter.

Good for forcing in a cool basement under fluorescents.

I found this plant at our Kroger's supermarket sold as "Sun Stars" in a 4" pot.

It was fairly showey but soon began to shed its blooms and become shaggy looking. While very pretty in flower, it is one of those plants that is more attarctive in mass than in a pot. As a potted plant it soon becomes stragly and the foliage yellows but if planted in a flower bed with a groundcover to hide the foliage it might be very effective.