These flowers are volunteers in my front flower garden. I had to look them up to see what they were. My picture:
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
Ornithogalum umbellatum
POISONOUS
Family:
Liliaceae (lilies); sometimes placed in the Asparagaceae or the Hyacinthaceae
Description:
Flowers clustered at the tips of stems to 1 foot tall. The 3 sepals and 3 petals form an attractive star, often 3-cornered, white on the upper surface, with green lines on the underside. Blooms April-June. Leaves grasslike, very dark green, rolled inward with a white center vein. Rootstock: bulbs, produced at an amazing rate.
Size:
Height: to 1 foot.
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