Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Search more plants

Ornithogalum longibracteatum

false sea onion

Other common names

German onion
onion lily
see moresea onion

Synonyms

Stellarioides longibracteata
Ornithogalum bracteatum
see moreOrnithogalum caudatum
Albuca bracteata

Save to My plants

Learn more about My Garden

Buy this plant

Plant nurseries
4 suppliers

Botanical details

Family: Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Genus: Ornithogalum
Genus description: Ornithogalum are bulbous perennials with linear or strap-shaped basal leaves and racemes, sometimes contracted, of star-shaped or cup-shaped, white, yellow or orange flowers
Name status: Correct

Get involved

The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.