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Ornithogalum white princess

NB: image turned for artistic effect.

 

Ornithogalum is a genus of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa.

 

Common names include Star of Bethlehem, orange star flower and sun star.

 

This plant features cone-shaped sprays of highly fragrant white flowers on fleshy green spears.

 

I've found that they make excellent cut flowers, lasting for several weeks at a time.

 

This is hybrid 'white princess'. Here we see the flowers beginning to open up from the base upward.

 

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