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Ornithogalum nutans
Also called Nodding Star Of Bethlehem, Star Of Bethlehem
Drooping star-of-Bethlehem is a bulbous perennial with pendent green-striped white flowers in spring, cultivated and naturalised in North America. It is grown from bulbs planted in autumn in a sunny, well-drained spot and is hardy in USDA zones 6-10.
Ornithogalum nutans, known as drooping star-of-Bethlehem, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe and South West Asia. It is a bulbous perennial growing to 20–60 cm (8–24 in) tall by 5 cm (2 in) wide, with strap-shaped leaves and green striped, pendent grey-white flowers in spring. It is cultivated, and has naturalized, outside its native range, for example in North America. It has become extremely invasive along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Maryland. At least in North America, it is not as common as Ornithogalum umbellatum.
The specific epithet nutans means "nodding", referring to the flowers' slightly drooping habit.
Brotero's Star Of Bethlehem · Summer Hyacinth · Gold Chincherinchee · Pyrenees star of Bethlehem · Chincherinchee · Sleepydick
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum nutans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
