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- The right care of Ornithogalum dubium
- What should be considered when casting Ornithogalum dubium?
- How do you fertilize the orange milk star?
- Are you allowed to cut Ornithogalum dubium?
- Does the daisy star need to be repotted?
- Which diseases and pests can occur?
- How do you maintain the tubers in winter?
- Tips
The Ornithogalum dubium should be watered sparingly
The right care of Ornithogalum dubium
Ornithogalum dubium is a not hardy variety of the milk star, which is maintained in this country as a houseplant. The care is not expensive, if you follow in few tips. This is how you take care of the orange-colored daisy star.
What should be considered when casting Ornithogalum dubium?
Always water when the substrate is dry at the top. Do not leave water in the coaster.
After flowering, water more sparingly. Stop watering when the leaves turn yellow.
How do you fertilize the orange milk star?
Fertilization takes place only before and during flowering. For this you use a liquid fertilizer, which is administered every fourteen days.
Are you allowed to cut Ornithogalum dubium?
You may only cut the withered inflorescences. Be sure to leave the leaves after flowering. They ensure that the onions are sufficiently supplied with nutrients. The leaves retract themselves after only a few weeks.
Remember that Ornithogalum dubium is poisonous! Be careful not to let cut pieces get in the hands of children.
Does the daisy star need to be repotted?
Repotting is not necessary. The tubers are taken out of the pot anyway, as soon as the leaves of the milk star have retreated.
Which diseases and pests can occur?
After flowering, the leaves turn yellow and retract. This is normal and not a disease. Foul the onions, you probably have overpoured.
Watch for aphids! Rinse off an infestation with water and, if necessary, spray the leaves with nettle oil or commercially available means.
How do you maintain the tubers in winter?
When the leaves have absorbed, remove the onions from the pot. Shake the soil well and put the tubers in a place where they can dry.
The dried onions overwinter in wood wool or paper bags in a dark, frost-free place. The onions contain a lot of toxins and therefore have to be stored safely in front of children and animals.
Tips
Ornithogalum dubium prefers a bright, warm location in the flower window. After flowering you should leave it on the site for a while. Occasionally you will reach a second flower.