High Quality Star of Bethlehem Bulbs

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【Product Information】

Scientific name: Star of Bethlehem
Alias: Tiger Eye Dieffenbachia, Cockle-flowered Tiger Eye Dieffenbachia, Velvet
Flower language: blessing, unchanging love

【Morphological Characteristics】

The bulb is large, with a membranous bulb skin.Several leaves, basal, ribbon-shaped or strip-shaped, sometimes slightly fleshy.Scape is long or short; many flowers, arranged in terminal racemes or umbels, with bracts; 6 tepals, free, persistent, 6 stamens, filaments flat, base enlarged; anthers dorsal, inward cracking; ovary 2-3 chambers, many ovules; style short cylindrical or filamentous, stigma uncleft or slightly 3-lobed, capsule obovate spherical, with three prisms or 3 shallow lobes.

【Growth Habits】
Prefers places with full sun or slightly shaded light and shadow, moist and fertile soil. Likes sunshine, also tolerates semi-shade, cold-resistant, afraid of direct sunlight in summer, likes a humid environment, and leaves remain green after heavy frost in winter. The bulb has strong division ability and high reproduction coefficient.

【Plant Culture】
The shape of its flower is like the Jewish symbol of the six-pointed star (Shield of David), so its name in the Western world and English is "Star of Bethlehem".

【Main Value】
Ornamental
The Star of Bethlehem is green all year round, elegant and simple, with a sense of transparency, shaped like a bird flying in the clouds, and its star-shaped white flowers flash in spring. It can be used as a basic planting or ground cover plant in landscaping. It is an excellent material for arranging courtyards and rock gardens, and is suitable for potted plants as indoor and north-facing balcony foliage plants, refreshing and pleasing to the eye. Elegant and simple.
It is also often used as a material for flower arrangement, with carnations, calla lilies, croton, and cone carnations, placed on windowsills and in rooms, all of which are very elegant and durable.
Medicinal
The whole plant can be used as medicine and has anti-inflammatory effects. Its contents can be used to treat cancer and prevent and treat acute liver damage.

【Flower Arrangement Guide】
1. Waking up the flowers: First cut the roots a few centimeters obliquely. When waking up the flowers, be sure to cut them short. Waking up the flowers in deep water for 4-5 hours.
2. Vase: Cut the roots at a 45° angle, keep the length according to the height of the vase, and keep the distance between the flower head and the vase at 10-15cm.
3. Maintenance water level: About 1/3 of the water, add according to the ratio of 1 pack of preservative to 500ml of water. If you add preservative, you can change the water every 2-3 days. If you don’t add preservative, it’s best to change the water every day.