Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum nutans

The Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem is a lovely flower with star-shaped white blooms that hang down. It often grows in grassy areas and can brighten up gardens with its cheerful appearance.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem has delicate white, bell-shaped flowers with distinctive green stripes on the outside of each petal. Its flowers gracefully nod or 'droop' at the top of a slender stem, creating a unique visual difference from upright star-shaped relatives.

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Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem

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Datos interesantes

Despite its beauty, eating any part of this plant can make you feel unwell!

Its delicate flowers gently close up on cloudy days or when night falls!

The 'Star-of-Bethlehem' name comes from the star-like shape of its open flowers.

You might find it growing wild in old gardens where it escaped long ago!

Habilidades especiales

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem has a bulb that stores energy, helping it survive cold winters and bloom early.

This plant's drooping flowers shield its pollen and nectar from rain and harsh weather, keeping them safe for pollinators.

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem can produce many small bulbs, called bulbils, to quickly spread and make more plants.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 20-60 cm
Extensión: 10-25 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 2-3 cm
Temporada de floración: Primavera
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Moderada
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Forages on its early blooms.

eats

Common vole

Microtus arvalis

May dig up and eat its bulbs.

eats

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Nibbles on leaves and petals.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Flor en racimo

Las flores en racimo son inflorescencias donde las flores individuales están dispuestas muy juntas en un tallo común.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.