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Re: False sea onion

>I have a false sea onion.  I think it is called
>ornithogalum caudatum.  Do anyone have any information re care etc.
>
>Warm regards,
>Linda

Linda,
Here is what the Time-Life On-Line Encyclopedia says about the False Sea Onion:

Ornithogalum arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem), O. caudatum (false sea onion),
O. thyrsoides (chincherinchee)

These easy-to-grow bulb plants are notable for their long-lasting clusters
of fragrant star-shaped flowers, which appear on a central stalk in winter
and spring. O. arabicum produces six to 12 white 2-inch flowers with
conspicuous black pollen-receiving pistils on a 1- to 2-foot stalk among
slender
18-inch green leaves. O. caudatum bears a mass of 50 to 100 small white
flowers with a green center line on each petal; the 18- to 36-inch flower
stalk grows from a 3- to 4-inch bulb that is almost entirely out of the
soil. O. thyrsoides has white or yellow 2-inch flowers on a 6- to 18-inch
stalk; blossoms
often last six weeks or more.

HOW TO GROW. These species do best in at least four hours of direct
sunlight a day, night temperatures of 50 deg to 60 deg; and day
temperatures of 68 deg to 72 deg. Allow the soil to become slightly dry
between thorough waterings and fertilize monthly during the growing season;
do not water or fertilize while the bulbs are dormant. Pot or repot bulbs
in early fall. Propagate during
dormancy from the small bulbs that develop beside larger ones. Generally
pest free.
Yours, Cindy
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