Ornithogalum

[Oron Peri]

Oron, Rafa is famous for his images and the plates he paints.

Alberto

Alberto, I know this allready, but you forgot to say that he has green fingers too!!!
A multi talented guy.

Sue, you are right, it is O. montanum.

[Oron Peri]

More species in bloom now:

O. pedicellare , a dwarf slender sp. endemic to Cyprus.
O narbonenese a tall species, up to 80cm, very common in the Mediterranean.

[Oron Peri]

Two more species in flower at the moment,
O. neurostegium, a species with wide distribution in the E. Mediterranean,this one from last week at the Golan Heights at 1000m.

The second, O. fuscescens is an extremely rare species, almost extincted, we haven't seen it for a long time but three years ago i have found a new site [not known befor] with a few plants. this species can reach easily more than one meter in height giving it an Urginea appearance.

[Armin]

Oron,
thanks for sharing these pictures of many species I've not heard and seen yet.
Please continoue the series

[Rafa]

this is a gift from Tony Willis, an Ornithogalum sp# from Turkey, very close to O. nutans?

[Oron Peri]

Rafa,
It is O. nutans, it is the only species that has this typical shape of flowers, having a short pedical.
Usually it has more bell shape flowers.

[Tony Willis]

here is another Ornithogalum nutans first time flowering ,I got the seed mixed with a muscari.

[Tony Willis]

Ornithogalum reverchonii is just starting to flower and so I have photgraphed it.Ithink it will get better but we leave for our holidays in a couple of days so this is as good as gets this year.This is from seed collected near Grazelema in 1997

I think it is one of the best of the genus although the leaves are untidy.

[Janis Ruksans]

Two nice ornithogalums - bungei from Iran (light shrubland) and an unidentified yet sp. from open meadow in NE Turkey.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

here is another Ornithogalum nutans first time flowering ,I got the seed mixed with a muscari.

Another O.nutans from Turkey.
Janis

[Armin]

easy to please -Ornithogalum orthophyllum- now in flower.

[Armin]

Also in flower now O. umbellatum in my meadow. Similar to O. orthophyllum but smaller.
Another slight difference visible:
O. umbellatum is opening flowers with sunshine and closing flowers in the late afternoon (max 5.00PM)
O. orthphyllum keeps flowers much longer open until sunset.

[Sinchets]

Lovely to see them in a meadow Armin. We have some here that are recovering from years of overgrazing- one year quite soon they will look really good.

[Armin]

Simon,
O.umbellatum is not seen in masses around where I'm living and it is never seen on overgrazed land.
But it is said to be weedy in gardens when left undisturbed.

My 1st. sample of O. umbellatum appeared suddenly but never set seed. I assume the seed was initial spread by birds excrements or old seed was already in the ground when I built my house.
2years ago I implanted a view bulbs in the meadow due to pretty nice flowering. Now regular seed capsules appear. But no signs of new plants (yet)

Good luck for a successful recovery of your overgrazed meadow.

[Sinchets]

I think ous may be O.narbonense or one of the other tall ones. Sadly most hay meadows here seem to be cut just as it is flowering.