Hypoxis hirsuta Bermuda Whatever its background really is

Whatever its background really is

Of the bulbs we flowered

where it reaches 18" tall x 6' wide

Starting in mid-July (NC) and continuing through mid-October

Hypoxis hirsuta Bermuda Whatever its background really isHypoxis hirsuta is a widespread (most counties east of the Mississippi), but rarely grown US native woodland wildflower, formerly in the lily family, but now moved into its own family, Hypoxidaceae. Perfect for the rock garden, the tight clumps of upright grass like foliage are adorned like a ring around the base with shorter flowering shoots, each topped with 2 6 attractive star shaped yellow flowers in early spring. Although star grass can be found