30 to 50 cms in height. Deep salmon pink flowers with a white tip in spring. Large, puffy heart-shaped flowers dangle from the leafless stems. Emerging foliage has a tinge of purple. Part shade and good drainage. (Commonly called the ‘Red’ variety). Winter dormant.
To 20 cms. Low, tufted, grass-like perennial,. Eastern yellow star-grass grows from a hard, hairy corm. The hairy, grass-like leaves originate from the base of the plant. Slender, thread-like flowering stems may be erect or reclining. They carry star-shaped, yellow flowers below the top of the leaves. Flowers in winter and spasmodically throughout the seasons.