Rhodohypoxis milloides ‘Pintado’
Common Name : pink star grassFamily : HypoxidaceaeType : Herbaceous PerennialHabit : Clump-formingHeight : 10-50 cmSpread : 10-50 cmFlower colour : Pink& WhiteFlowering from : Julyto AugustFoliage : DeciduousFoliage colour : GreenHardiness: Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK -5° to 1°Sunlight : Full SunMoisture : Moist but well-drainedSoil : Acid / NeutralSeason of interest : Summer
Genus Rhodohypoxis are small clump-forming herbaceous perennials with tufts of hairy, narrowly lance-shaped leaves and solitary star-shaped, white, pink, red or purple flowers in summer.
Details R. milloides is a low-growing, clump-forming perennial to 15cm, with upright, narrow, keeled and folded leaves up to 17cm long. The six-petalled, star-shaped flowers are dark red, dark pink or white, up to 3.5cm across and carried over a long period in summer.