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Scientific Name

Hypoxis glabella

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Yellowstar

Status

Height

0.25m (25cm) tall

Flowers

One or two yellow or greenish-yellow flowers , 1.5-2.5 cm across, on stemsup to 19 cm long

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Small herbaceous perennial with underground corms and dark-green grasslike leaves

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Grassy herb-lands and coastal heath; widely distributed.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Protect from snails and slugs. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruits capsules open at maturity to release the reddish-brown seed through a horizontal split. dry to extract the seed, then sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagate from seed.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes