Unknown white flowered bulb

Mary Sue Ittner via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:46:11 PDT
So Uli do you have a photo for the wiki? The one we have is very old, 
small, and not all in focus. I've not tried the one I understand is 
weedy in Northern California, Ornithogalum umbellatum, but I think I may 
have had O. arabicum at one time, but like most Ornithogalums I've tried 
(with a few exceptions), it didn't last long. At least I think I had it 
at one time. We are having the driest winter in the 30 years we have 
lived here and that has made it a banner year for my bulbs. Many I 
haven't seen in years have flowered (maybe because I'm home and able to 
look for them, but I think some just liked the extra light and warmth). 
That is going to mean high fire danger later, but in the meantime I'm 
enjoying the display.

Mary Sue

On 4/29/2020 7:33 AM, Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs wrote:
> Hello Linda,
>
> Your white flowered bulb is Ornithogalum arabicum. It can be invasive in some gardens.
> Ornithogalum saundersiae is much taller and flowers and grows in summer whereas O. arabicum is a winter growing bulb and flowers just before the leaves will die down for summer dormancy.
>
> Bye for now
>
> Uli
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