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Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o'clock lady, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
The wildflower writer Claude A. Barr reported that when dormant plants may be safely transplanted, though the plant may fail to bloom the next year due to the loss of roots. They do require a well drained soil, but not an entirely sandy soil as their name suggests. They grow in sandy clay loam or gravelly clay that is low in organic matter. [7]
The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States). [5] [6] The genus Calochortus includes mariposas (or mariposa lilies) with open wedge-shaped petals, globe lilies and fairy lanterns with globe-shaped flowers, and cat's ears and star tulips with erect
Toxicoscordion fremontii, known as the common star lily or Frémont's deathcamas (after John C. Frémont) [3] or star zigadene, is an attractive wildflower found on grassy or woody slopes, or rocky outcrops, in many lower-lying regions of California, southwestern Oregon, and northern Baja California.
Common names for the genus include star-grass, [4] star lily, yellow stars, African potato, [2] and stars. [5] The genus is the largest of the Hypoxidaceae [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and has its centre of variation in South Africa, [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] where it occurs in open undisturbed grasslands. [ 8 ]
A non-flowering shoot bears one smooth, waxy, shiny leaf up to 10 centimeters long and 5 to 8 cm broad, hence its scientific name (dilatatum means 'broad'). The leaf is oval in shape with a heart-shaped base. The inflorescence is an erect raceme with star-shaped white flowers. They each have four tepals and four stamens.
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The white lily has long been seen as a symbol of purity, coming to be associated with the Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages, from which came the name ‘Madonna lily’ (Lilium candidum). A well-known example is Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation (1472–1475) in which the archangel Gabriel bears a Madonna lily. Other symbolic meanings include glory ...