I have a sun star plant whose leaves yellowed, he has bloomed. How do I prune him for the best care? Or are there any other suggestions? Thank you.
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Very important: do not cut off leaves until the plant looks dead.
As each flower cluster fades, cut it off at the base of the stem. Sun star's leaves continue making food for the bulb to store over the winter. As summer progresses, they gradually turn yellow and die back. When they're dead, cut them back at the base.
Keep an evenly moist soil as your plant will tolerate dry soil much better than wet.
Water weekly when it's actively growing and fertilize every other month.
Plant in a mix of sandy soil containing peat moss or perlite. Provide plenty of direct sunlight. Water once a week. Use a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly. Allow the soil to dry between watering. Once all the flowers have passed, then you can prune back the entire flowering spike from the main body of the plant.
You need to deadhead the flowers as they fade, and remove the entire flowering spike from the main body of the plant.
Ornithogalum Dubium- better known as Star Of Bethlehem and Sun Star plant. The best way to keep it more healthy is to make sure it has a peat moss and sandy mixture, gives very good drainage.
I think the plant is being overwatered or is not getting enough light. Fix this problem by properly watering your sun star plant according to the schedule and keep it in a bright place.
The Most Common Reason for orange star plant leaves turning yellow is due to overwatering - soil is too damp from inside and air cant circulate, roots getting blocked to get any more oxygen and supply of nutrients can be restricted.
Also low light and poor soil could be some reasons.
To produce flowers it also needs fertilizer in spring to summer (every 4 weeks in its growing cycle). But using the fertilizer in the wrong way can lead to yellowing of leaves in orange star plants too. Read instructions of fertilisers.
If you are using a well potting mix made from organic compost then you may not need any fertilizer for the first year.
Moving or turning your pot every week or in 4-5 days in a light direction will solve this problem of low light. Or change the location of your plant.
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