Ornithogalum reverchonii
Jane McGary (Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:56:42 PDT)

Jim wrote,

This species, which is endangered in the wild owing to habitat loss, is a
large plant with long, lax foliage, and the flowers are not as showy as one
would hope after seeing the photos (Jim probably means the close-up in the
Rix and Phillips "Bulbs" manual). Nevertheless, the flowers are unusual in
form.

I actually prefer the Ornithogalum species that flower right on the ground,
stemless or nearly so. O. fimbriatum and O. lanceolatum are particularly
pleasing, but they increase so slowly that I haven't tried them in the open
garden yet.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA