Scientific Name: Ornithogalum umbellatum.
English Name: Greater Star of Bethlehem.
French Name: La Belle-d'onze-heures, la Dame-d'onze-heures or l'Orthinogale en ombelle.
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: In grass, especially on roadsides.
Flowering Period: April-May-June.
Status: Fairly common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photographs numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 - 2 in our orchard, April. 3 on a roadside bank in Descartes, April.
English Name: Greater Star of Bethlehem.
French Name: La Belle-d'onze-heures, la Dame-d'onze-heures or l'Orthinogale en ombelle.
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- 'petals' (technically perianth segments) 20 - 30 mm long.
- fewer than 10 leaves per bulb.
- leaves have a white stripe down the middle.
- flowers in an umbel like spike, with the lower flowers having longer stalks that bring them up to the level of the upper flowers.
- 'petals' white with a strong green stripe down the back.
Habitat: In grass, especially on roadsides.
Flowering Period: April-May-June.
Status: Fairly common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photographs numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 - 2 in our orchard, April. 3 on a roadside bank in Descartes, April.
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