Sternbergia lutea

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bulbous
Height:	⇕	6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width:	⇔	3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early fall, mid fall, late fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		7 to 9
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Sternbergia lutea (Autumn Daffodil, Fall daffodil, Lily-of-the-field, Winter daffodil, Yellow Autumn crocus) is a flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, which is used as an ornamental plant.

Read about Sternbergia lutea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sternbergia lutea, Ker-Gawl. (Amaryllis lutea, Linn.). Bulb about 1 1/2 in. through: lvs. 6-8 to a bulb, strap-shaped, becoming 1 ft. long: fls. yellow, 1-4 to a bulb; tube less than 1/2 in. long; perianth-segms. about 1 1/2 in. long. Medit. region of Eu. and Asia. Var. major, Hort., has fls. much larger than those of the type. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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