Best Wishes on your upcoming wedding. "Ornithogalum thyrsoides Common name(s): African wonder flower, chincherinchee, chinkerinchee, common chinkerinchee, star of Bethlehem, wonder flower, cape lily.... Status: Weed~Naturalised~Native Weed~Garden Thug" If you do a web search by botanical name (Ornithogalum thyrsoides), you will find documented hort data on manipulating bloom time by temperature adjustment. Warm temps delay bloom, I think. Good luck. Nell

Those marked with an asterisk (*) are good cutflowers. Keep in mind that the best cutflower material is from plants over 2 feet tall. ANNUALS FOR FALL PLANTING (WINTER-SPRING COLOR) Medium (1-3 feet) -- Amberboa moschata SWEET SULTAN* Antirrhinum majus SNAPDRAGON* Arctotis fastuosus MONARCH OF THE VELDT Arctotis venusta (A. stoaechadifolia) BLUE-EYED AFRICAN DAISY Bracteantha bracteata STRAWFLOWER* Cerinthe major HONEYWORT* Digitalis purpurea Foxy FOXGLOVE Limonium bonduellii YELLOW STATICE* Limonium sinuatum STATICE* Malope trifida MALOPE Matthiola incana STOCK* Molucella laevis BELLS-OF-IRELAND* Pericallis (Senecio) x hybridus CINERARIA Short (under 1 foot) -- Anchusa capensis CAPE FORGET-ME-NOT Antirrhinum majus SNAPDRAGON Brachyscome iberidifolia SWAN RIVER DAISY Brassica oleracea var. Acephala FLOWERING CABBAGE, KALE Calceolaria x herbeohybrida POCKET FLOWER, LADYÂS PURSE Calceolaria mexicana MEXICAN POCKET FLOWER Calendula officinalis POT MARIGOLD* Chrysanthemum multicaule YELLOW CLUMP DAISY Chrysanthemum paludosum WHITE CLUMP DAISY Cladanthus arabicus PALM SPRINGS DAISY Clarkia amoena GODETIA* Cynoglossum amabile CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT Lathyrus odoratus ÂCupid' DWARF SWEET PEA Limonium sinuatum ANNUAL STATICE* Lobelia erinus LOBELIA Matthiola incana STOCK Mimulus x hybridus MONKEY FLOWER Nemesia strumosa NEMESIA Nemesia versicolor NEMESIA Pericallis (Senecio) x hybridus CINERARIA Primula malacoides FAIRY PRIMROSE Primula obconica GERMAN PRIMROSE Schizanthus pinnatus, S. x wisetonensis BUTTERFLY FLOWER Tropaeolum majus/minus NASTURTIUM BIENNIALS FOR FALL PLANTING (WINTER-SPRING COLOR) Medium (1-3 feet) -- Campanula medium CANTERBURY BELLS* Dianthus superbus LACE PINK* Erysimum cheiri ENGLISH WALLFLOWER Hesperis matronalis DAMEÂS ROCKET* Lunaria annua HONESTY* Lychnis coronaria ROSE CAMPION Salvia argentea SILVER SAGE Short (under 1 foot) -- Bellis perennis ENGLISH DAISY Campanula medium CANTERBURY BELLS, CUP-AND-SAUCER Dianthus barbatus SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus chinensis hybrids PINKS Erysimum cheiri ENGLISH WALLFLOWER Myosotis sylvatica (M. alpestris) FORGET-ME-NOT Viola cornuta VIOLA Viola tricolor JOHNNY-JUMP-UP Viola x wittrockiana PANSY "HARDY" PERENNIALS TO GROW AS WINTER/SPRING ANNUALS Agastache anisata, A. rugosa, A. urticifolia HYSSOP Aquilegia COLUMBINE Aster ericoides HEATH ASTER* Aurinia saxatilis BASKET OF GOLD Campanula lactiflora, C. persicifolia BELLFLOWER Catanache caerulea CUPIDÂS DART* Coreopsis x grandiflora TICKSEED* Delphinium grandiflorum CHINESE DELPHINIUM Dianthus deltoides, D. gratianopolitanus, D. plumarius PINKS* Erysimum x allionii SIBERIAN WALLFLOWER Eustoma grandiflorum PRAIRIE GENTIAN* Gaillardia aristata BLANKET FLOWER Nierembergia CUP FLOWER Papaver croceum (P. nudicaule) ICELAND POPPY Penstemon x gloxinioides BEARDTONGUE Primula x polyantha ENGLISH PRIMROSE Primula sinensis CHINESE PRIMROSE Rudbeckia hirta BLACK-EYED SUSAN COOL SEASON ANNUALS TO SOW DIRECTLY TO THE GROUND WHERE THEY ARE TO GROW Agrostemma gracilis (A. githago) CORNCOCKLE* Amberboa (Centaurea) moschata SWEET SULTAN* Calendula officinalis POT MARIGOLD* Centaurea cyanus CORNFLOWER, BACHELORS BUTTONS* Clarkia amoena GODETIA* Collinsia heterophylla CHINESE HOUSES Dimorphotheca pluvialis RAIN DAISY Dimorphotheca sinuata AFRICAN DIASY Dorotheanthus bellidiformis LIVINGSTONE DAISY Dorotheanthus gramineus MOONLIGHT DAISY Eschscholzia californica CALIFORNIA POPPY Gaillardia pulchella BLANKET FLOWER Glaucium corniculatum HORNED POPPY Gypsophila elegans ANNUAL BABYÂS-BREATH Iberis amara WHITE CANDYTUFT Iberis umbellata CANDYTUFT Lathyrus odoratus SWEET PEA* Layia platyglossa TIDY-TIPS Linanthus grandiflorus MOUNTAIN PHLOX Linaria maroccana BABY SNAPDRAGON Linaria reticulata FLAMENCO TOADFLAX Linum grandiflorum SCARLET FLAX Lobularia maritima SWEET ALYSSUM Lupinus hispanicus SPANISH LUPINE Lupinus mutabilis (L. hartwegii) MEXICAN LUPINE Lupinus succulentus ARROYO LUPINE Malcomia maritima VIRGINIA STOCK Matthiola longipetala bicornis EVENING-SCENTED STOCK Mentzelia lindleyi BLAZING STAR Nemophila maculata FIVESPOT Nigella damascena LOVE-IN-A-MIST* Omphalodes linifolia BLUE NAVELWORT Papaver commutatum FLANDERS POPPY Papaver rhoeas CORN POPPY, SHIRLEY POPPY Phacelia campanularia CALIFORNIA BLUEBELLS Platystemon californicus CREAM CUPS Reseda odorata MIGNONETTE* Silene coeli-rosa ROSE-OF-HEAVEN* Tropaeolum majus NASTURTIUM Vaccaria hispanica COW COCKLE Xanthisma texanum TEXAS SLEEPY DAISY BEST BULBS FOR WINTER-SPRING COLOR Allium neopolitanum ÂCowanii FLOWERING ONION* Anemone blanda GRECIAN WINDFLOWER Anemone coronaria POPPY-FLOWERED ANEMONE Anemone x fulgens SCARLET WINDFLOWER Arisarum proboscideum MOUSE PLANT Arum italicum (shade) ITALIAN ARUM Babiana plicata BABOON FLOWER Babiana rubrocyanea LITTLE WINE CUP Babiana stricta BABOON FLOWER Babiana villosa BABOON FLOWER Chlidanthus fragrans PERFUMED FAIRY LILY* Cyanella lutea FIVE FINGERS Cyclamen persicum (shade) CYCLAMEN Freesia FREESIA* Freesia laxa LAPEYROUSIA* Gladiolus alatus SMALL GLADIOLA* Gladiolus debilis SMALL PAINTED LADY* Gladiolus tristis MARSH AFRIKANER* Homeria collina CAPE TULIP* Hyacinthoides hispanica SPANISH BLUEBELL* Ipheion uniflorum SPRING STAR FLOWER Ixia hybrids CORN LILY Ixia viridiflora GREEN CORN LILY Lachenalia aloides CAPE COWSLIP Leucojum vernum SPRING SNOWFLAKE Moraea polystachya PEACOCK FLOWER Moraea villosa PEACOCK IRIS Muscari armeniacum GRAPE HYACINTH Narcissus (see separate list) NARCISSUS, DAFFODIL* Ornithogalum arabicum STAR OF BETHLEHEM* Ornithogalum narbonense NARBONE STAR Ornithogalum thyrsoides CHINCHERINCHEE* Oxalis purpurea CAPE SORRELL Rhodohypoxis baurii SPRING STARFLOWER Scilla peruviana PERUVIAN SQUILL* Sparaxis tricolor HARLEQUIN FLOWER Spiloxene capensis PAINTED PEACOCK FLOWER Sternbergia lutea GOLDEN CROCUS Triteleia ÂQueen Fabiola BRODIAEA* Triteleia hyacinthina WHITE HYACINTH BRODIAEA Triteleia laxa PRETTY FACE, TRIPLET LILY* Tritonia crocata FLAME FREESIA* Tulipa clusiana LADY TULIP* Tulipa clusiana chrysantha GOLDEN LADY TULIP* Tulipa clusiana ÂLady Jane CANDYSTRIPE TULIP* Tulipa saxatilis MIDDLE-EAST TULIP Tulipa sylvestris FRAGRANT WILD TULIP Veltheimia bracteata (shade) CAPE FOREST LILY DAFFODILS AND OTHER NARCISSUS* (for naturalizing on the Central Coast) ÂAccent -- large pink cup, white petals ÂArctic Gold -- trumpet with deep all-yellow flowers ÂBantam -- large orange-red cup and smallish, deep yellow petals ÂBinkie -- large sulfur yellow cup that fades to white, sulfur petals ÂBridal Crown -- double-flowered, pure white ÂCarlton -- large-cupped, soft yellow ÂCeylon -- large pale orange deepening to orange red cup, golden petals ÂCheerfulness -- white double tazetta ÂDelibes -- large-cupped, yellow petals, red-banded yellow cup ÂErlicheer -- small very fragrant, double white flowers in clusters, tazetta ÂFebruary Gold -- cyclamineus, golden yellow trumpet and pale yellow swept-back petals ÂFestivity -- yellow trumpet, large clear yellow cup, white overlapping petals ÂGalway -- large-cupped all gold ÂGeranium -- tazetta, white and orange flowers ÂGreen Island -- greenish lemon cup, white petals ÂHawera -- triandrus, soft yellow, recurved petals, 5" ÂJenny -- cyclamineus hybrid, white and yellow, swept-back petals ÂKinglet -- jonquilla hybrid, fragrant, yellow petals, orange cups ÂMabel Taylor -- large pink cup, ivory petals ÂMatador -- tazetta, bright orange cup and sulfur petals, fragrant ÂMartha Washington -- tazetta, red cups, white petals ÂMount Hood -- trumpet, giant all white ÂSilver Chimes -- tazetta, several fragrant creamy white flowers per stem ÂSir Winston Churchill -- double-flowered version of ÂGeranium ÂSuzy -- jonquilla, small red cups, ruffled yellow petals ÂSweetness -- jonquilla, rich yellow, fragrant ÂThalia -- triandrus, all-white, 2-3 per stem ÂTrevithian -- jonquilla, bright yellow, 2-3 per stem ÂVigil -- all white trumpet ÂVireo -- jonquilla, fragrant, tiny greenish cup and gold petals, 9" ÂWee Bee -- trumpet, tiny all-golden, 5" ÂYellow Cheerfulness -- double tazetta, creamy yellow Species: Narcissus bulbocodium Narcissus jonquilla Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus viridiflorus -- tiny yellow-green flowers; fall-blooming CALIFORNIA NATIVE BULBS Fall planted Allium unifolium ONE-LEAF ALLIUM* Bloomeria crocea GOLDEN STARS* Brodiaea elegans HARVEST BRODIAEA* Calochortus albus WHITE GLOBE LILY, FAIRY LANTERN Calochortus argillosus CLAY MARIPOSA LILY Calochortus simulans SAN LUIS OBISPO MARIPOSA LILY Calochortus uniflorus MEADOW STAR TULIP Calochortus venustus albus WHITE MARIPOSA LILY Chlorogalum pomeridianum AMOLE, SOAP PLANT Dichelostemma ida-maia FIRECRACKER FLOWER* Dichelostemma pulchellum BLUE DICKS, WILD HYACINTH* Erythronium revolutum COAST FAWN LILY Fritillaria biflora CHOCOLATE LILY, MISSION BELLS Fritillaria lanceolata CHECKER-LILY Triteleia hyacinthina WHITE HYACINTH BRODIAEA* Triteleia laxa PRETTY FACE, TRIPLET LILY*

Becca: I'm not familiar with the houseplant "Orange Star" so I googled it. Came up with a couple of possibilities. Maybe you could do the same and look at the images that come up to help in the ID of your plant. Meanwhile, if the instructions say "bright light" then full sun, and definitely southwest sun, is too much. Move it out of direct sun. Also, since it's "drooping", you may have overwatered to try to perk it up. We humans need water but we drown if we don't get air. The same goes for your plant. "Moist" soil doesn't mean soppy. You may need to let it dry out a bit. When you repotted, I'm hoping you chose containers with drainage holes that allow excess water to escape. You're a good mom to help at the preschool. I think you're trying to be too good to the plant and providing too much sun and H2O. June

Thanks Inga,I used Google and got this site http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ -which you may know and it gives me all the answers about Chinchins that I need..It mentions Canada and a terrific common name-The Florists Nightmare because of iys longevity as a cut flower. I really love this pseudo. . chas