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Tuberous perennial with straplike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers. The leaves are up to 400 mm long, neatly arranged one above the other in 3 ranks, broad, stiff and arching outwards with prominent ribs and tapering towards the tips. The lower surface of the leaves is densely hairy with white hairs. Leaves appear above ground in spring before the flowers. The leaves are used to make rope. The leaves and tuber are used as a dye and give a black colour, which is used to blacken floors. Medicinal plant. The star flower is a very attractive, hardy garden plant. It is drought-tolerant, frost-resistant, very easy to grow and an asset to any garden. It grows well in full sun in well-drained soil. The star flower is not easily propagated from seed, since the seeds remain dormant for about one year after flowering. During germination studies it was found that complete mechanical removal of the hard seed coat only led to partial germination. The dormancy would be the main reason why few seedlings are found in the field. So only do if you are willing to wait a year!
