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Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
Also called Spiked Star Of Bethlehem, Bath Asparagus
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum is a bulbous perennial whose young flower shoots are eaten like asparagus. It is grown for its edible shoots and its spiked white flowers, and it is best given full sun and well-drained soil.
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem, or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.
The common name Bath asparagus comes from the fact it was once abundant near the city of the same name in England.
Cato the Elder recommends growing wild asparagus in his treatise De agri cultura.
Brotero's Star Of Bethlehem · Summer Hyacinth · Gold Chincherinchee · Drooping star of Bethlehem · Chincherinchee · Sleepydick
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum pyrenaicum 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.
