Common Goldstar
Hypoxis hirsuta
Also known as: Yellow Stargrass
Tiny grass-leaved corm-bulb with cheerful 6-petaled yellow stars over many weeks. Looks like a miniature daffodil-relative. Easy reseeder on lean dry soils.
- Family
- Hypoxidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.8–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.25–0.67 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV