This perennial native to Europe and Southern Africa, grows from a bulb... it's name is derived from it's star shaped blossoms...
Long lasting... stems bloom for upwards of 3 weeks... blooming from the bottom to top of the stem...
There are 50-300 different varieties... based on flower type, shape and color...
Reported to have "sprung up and burst into bloom" to announce the birth of Christ...
P.S. We call it "Ornithogalum" or Star of Bethlehem...
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