chincherinchee
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
F.C.C.-R.H.S. 1882, A.M.-B.C. 1951
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Chincherinchee (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Many translucent white flowers crowd into a rounded to triangular cluster on a tall stalk. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Its green leaves stand upright and have hairy edges.
Pairs well with Society garlic, Balloon flower, and Mondo grass.
Native range
S Africa (Cape Province).