Hypoxis hirsuta Moraea This is the true species

This is the true species

accented nicely with a dramatic mahogany red core

cleistogamous (which never open and are self-fertile) and chasmogamous flowers which are open

'Millenium' blooms for months

We love scattering these 2' wide clumpers throughout the woodland garden as a background for hostas and other bold textured woodland plants

Hypoxis hirsuta Moraea This is the true speciesHypoxis 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