white flowers need a name

[rebajeanshanklin]

these were down at the abandoned house i actually thought they were these other flowers because before they bloom they look like these purple flowers i had seen but no, they are white

thick grass like foliage

the flowers close up in the afternoon/evening/ they are very pretty, what are they?

[Newt]

That is Ornithogalum.* Bet you can't say that fast 3 times!* :shock:* They grow from tiny bulbs and are considered an invasive by most folks.* There are different varieties.* I have the same ones you have.* They have a light creme colored stripe on the leaves.* Those would be Ornithogalum umbellatum aka Star of Bethlehem.* Many people think they are a pest or weed, but I dig them out of my lawn and plant them under shrubs and trees.* I like them.* :)
http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitea...atum_page.html
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cg...t:Ornithogalum

Ornithogalum nutans has a different flower spike and you can actually buy the bulbs.
http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitea...tans_page.html
http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...w/?sku=34-0102
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cg...t:Ornithogalum

Ornithogalum dubium aka yellow Star of Bethlehem is orange and the bulbs can be purchased.* Don't ask me why they call it yellow when it's orange.* :?* There is a yellow one too.
http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...w/?sku=40-0103

Ornithogalum magnum can also be purchased.
http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...w/?sku=34-0103
http://www.vanengelen.com/catview.cg...t:Ornithogalum

Here's a whole bunch of different ones.* If you decide to purchase any be sure they are hardy in your zone.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pb...anOrnithogalum

Newt

[rebajeanshanklin]

i know that i have some purple flowers, that look at least mostly like these white flowers but can't be sure because i haven't seen the purple ones since last year i can't remember if they are exactly the same.

*i have looked all over the net to prove the existence of the purple flowers but they are either something very similar or the same thing, but every site i see there are NO purple ornithogalums.

do you know of a purple ornithogalum or something extremely similar(as in same height,same grass like spikes, close to same shape of flower,*and purple)?

maybe you can find what i can't

[Newt]

These are members of the lily family, so you have seen some type of lily.* If they bloom in spring maybe Chionodoxa aka Glory of the Snow.* They were blooming in my garden last week and come in different colors. http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...php?genusid=10
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=...=Search+Images
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Triteleia is another possibility.* Sometimes the leaves disappear just before the flowers emerge.* These also come in different colors.
http://fichas.infojardin.com/bulbosa...eleia-laxa.htm
http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...php?genusid=54
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2

Either of those look familiar?
Newt

[rebajeanshanklin]

well i looked at the sites you gave me and i still didn't see anything excatly like it.

it has spikes, or whatever you want to call them, like the chinodoxa sardensis; the flowers look like the flowers from the triteleia laxa except they are single flowers on one stem like the triteleia uniflora.

now i can't wait for it to bloom so i can get a picture...

[Newt]

Ok, I give up---for now.* I'll wait for the pictures.* :)*

Newt

[Newt]

I was just thinking about this after I answered you.* Do you remember when they bloomed?* Maybe Blue Eyed Grass?
http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images

Did they bloom early in spring?* Maybe crocus?
http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images

Newt

[rebajeanshanklin]

they might possibly be crocus but still not for sure.

*i think that they all ready bloomed this year but can't remember when.

[Newt]

How about Scilla aka Squill?
http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images

Newt

[rebajeanshanklin]

thats not it either... it's a mystery...