General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Other
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Late fall or early winter
Year Round
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Topiary
Uses: Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile: d013s ao y t
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
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Pollinators: Wasps
Flies: ntpnoid lNessisel oocar
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Goes Dormant
Endangered
Awards and Recognitions: A.H.G.A. Hosta of the Year
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)
Ploidy: Amphidiploid

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Common names
  • Star Cactus
  • Star Plant
  • Monk's Hood
  • Bishop's Cap
  • Liendrilla
  • Piojosa
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Astrophytum ornatum
  • Synonym: Astrophytum ornatum var. virens
  • Synonym: Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens
  • Synonym: Astrophytum ornatum var. niveum
  • Synonym: Astrophytum ornatum var. mirbelii
Comments:
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