Silver Spring. Ornithogalum nutans, Neapolitan Star of Bethlehem, Gaasperpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carolus Clusius (1526-1609) is, I think, the first to have in 1601 described our plant fully. He says he received it from a pharmacist friend in Naples, hence its common name. Soon it was naturalised in the Low Countries, but I don't recall having seen it before my little hike in the Gaasperpark this morning. The Star is quite striking because you don't often see silver or gray flowers. Quite pretty!
Silver Spring. Ornithogalum nutans, Neapolitan Star of Bethlehem, Gaasperpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carolus Clusius (1526-1609) is, I think, the first to have in 1601 described our plant fully. He says he received it from a pharmacist friend in Naples, hence its common name. Soon it was naturalised in the Low Countries, but I don't recall having seen it before my little hike in the Gaasperpark this morning. The Star is quite striking because you don't often see silver or gray flowers. Quite pretty!