Yellow Star of Bethlehem

Yellow Star Of Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) is a splendid, dainty wild plant. It represents a genus Gagea consisting of springtime flowers grown in Europe and western Asia. The flower got is name in honor the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage.

Yellow Star of Bethlehem’s length is about 4" ; it can be seen under shadow of woodland trees and grasslands on limestone. The plant produces long narrow foliage coming in deep green. The blooming time is in April and May.

Yellow Star of Bethlehem’s is a bulbaceous plant having edible and rich in nutrition bulbs. Today the bulbs are still consumed in the East, being cooked like chestnuts. In Greece this plant was called Ornithogalum, this words stands for the 'birds' milk flower.'

The plains of Syria and Palestine are adorned in spring with the numerous white blooms of Star of Bethlehem’s varietiesIn these country the bulbs serve as a food item, being named Dove's Dung.

Yellow Star of Bethlehem


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Gagea lutea

Yellow Star of Bethlehem
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