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Ornithogalum
umbellatum
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Colour: |
White |
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Flowering: |
April - May |
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Height: |
Up to 12" (Up to 30 cm) |
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Family: |
Liliaceae |
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Star of Bethlehem |
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Star of Bethlehem grows in large clumps from bulbs which have
a distinctive onion smell. The leaves are long and narrow
with a white stripe down the middle.
The white flowers are star-shaped and grow in a cluster at
the end of the stalk. Each has six petals.
This is not a native plant to the UK but is often grown in
gardens, from where it often escapes. This was not planted
in my garden but was probably carried here by an animal or
bird.
This plant is poisonous. |
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Star of
Bethlehem |
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Star of Bethlehem |
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