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gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
April 24, 2002 7:11 AM Post #27695
| Here's another mystery from the bouquet Howie brought home. This one has a light scent and the white blooms are about the same diameter as a 1/2 dollar coin if spread. The white blooms encircle that long green flowerhead (for lack of a better term), which is about 4" long.
Is it a tuberose of some sort? Isn't it pretty? :)
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Baa
April 24, 2002 9:12 AM Post #248584
| Looks like an Ornithogalum. There are several species with this pyramidal raceme. |
Wintermoor
Jesteburg-Wiedenhof
Germany (Zone 8a)
April 24, 2002 9:19 AM Post #248586
| Hi Gardenwife,
Try this link, it's what I always called 'The Star of Bethlehem'
http://www.bulb.com/summerguide98/ornithogalum.asp
All the best
Wintermoor |
motts1
south central, WI (Zone 5a)
April 24, 2002 4:30 PM Post #248759
| I think it is ornithogalum thyrsoides-Chincherinchee--easy to grow and the blooms open up slowly-lending itself to be a nice cut flower. Bulbs can be dug and wintered over inside.--Dutch Gardens carries them as well as many garden centers- I love them |
motts1
south central, WI (Zone 5a)
April 24, 2002 4:33 PM Post #248760
| Wintermoor-I should have checked your hyperlink-before posting. I have another kind of bulb that I know as Star of Bethlehem-prolific summer bloomer of single white flowers- I need to check out the name for that one. |
Baa
April 24, 2002 4:41 PM Post #248766
| Star of Bethlehem here is given to a couple of species but is most likely to be Ornithogalum umbellatum (also know as Bath Asparagus LOL) |
Wintermoor
Jesteburg-Wiedenhof
Germany (Zone 8a)
April 24, 2002 4:50 PM Post #248772
| Marcia,
there are a couple of plants known as The Star of Bethlehem, I think it just depends where you live. Be careful though, they are quite poisonous.
The other 'Star' which I have seen has single white flowers, and not as on the hyperlink
All the best
Wintermoor |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
April 24, 2002 5:16 PM Post #248777
| Oh, super! I knew you guys would come through for me. I will have to get some of these! :D |
REDROSE
New Iberia, LA (Zone 9a)
April 24, 2002 6:26 PM Post #248793
| Oh that so pretty, I would love to get me one , never see this before. |
