The Environment Envir. If so, try introducing pregnant onions. Interestingly, each petal is divided by a green stripe.
Bees find the scentless flowers irresistible.
The common moniker is a reference to its peculiar habit of vegetative reproduction. Ornithogalum, the genus name, is derived from the Greek ornis, meaning bird, and galum, meaning milk flower. Another rare cousin, O. dubium, sports orange flowers, and is occasionally offered by specialist bulb companies. The International Bulb Society has photos of all three at their Web site. Because mature plants attain heights of 3 feet and have flower spikes extending another 2 feet, gardeners often have difficulty placing plants in the garden.