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Genus: H

Halesia
Carolina silverbell tree
Hamamelis
common witch hazel
Hedyotis
bluets; Quaker ladies
Helianthus
Sunflower
Helictotrichon
blue oat grass
Hemerocallis
daylily
Herniaria
herniary
Heuchera
rock geranium
Hibanobambusa
bamboo
Hibiscus
Hierochloe
Seneca grass; holy grass; sweet grass; vanilla grass
Hypoxis
star grass
Hystrix
bottlebrush grass

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Catalog as of September 21, 2008

Hypoxis

(Hypoxidaceae - star grass family)
About 110 spp. of stemless herbs, mostly from the Southern Hemisphere

hirsuta peren • ht 3-7" • zones 5-8

star grass


new, native, sun - part shade, dry - moist
eastern North America

Shares traits with its much larger cousin amaryllis, narrow, grasslike foliage thrusts up delightful frac12" bright yellow flower with six pointed petals which have an extended blossoming period from spring through summer. Hairy, crinkly leaves give the plant a silvery look. Grows in meadows and open woods in mountainous areas. Not commonly grown in gardens.

cat # 9X9G
$7.95 each