New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house the spring after he died. A great comfort to me and he was a religious man, so would have enjoyed this. Weirdly, I've never seen it out there since...

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (22/04/2020) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house the spring after he died. A great comfort to me and he was a religious man, so would have enjoyed this. Weirdly, I've never seen it out there since...

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house. They only fully open in the sun. Its quite a small plant.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (22/04/2020) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house. They only fully open in the sun. Its quite a small plant.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house. Easy to miss as it is not very big, although the flowers are reasonably large.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (22/04/2020) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house. Easy to miss as it is not very big, although the flowers are reasonably large.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (22/04/2020) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex - just outside of my dear-departed Pa's house.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house).

Houses opposite Small Dole Stores, Henfield, W Sussex. As the flower ages, the strange pointed stamens at the end oif which the yellow anthers sit, fold up around the developing ovary im the middle which can cause some ID confusion!

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) Houses opposite Small Dole Stores, Henfield, W Sussex. As the flower ages, the strange pointed stamens at the end oif which the yellow anthers sit, fold up around the developing ovary im the middle which can cause some ID confusion!

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). Some younger flowers (with the stamens outspread - top right for example) and some older flowers with teh stamens folding up (centre top for example).

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). Some younger flowers (with the stamens outspread - top right for example) and some older flowers with teh stamens folding up (centre top for example).

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). A young flower (right) and an older flower with the stamens folded up (left). I find this quite intriguing - I wonder if they do that to protect the ovary.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). A young flower (right) and an older flower with the stamens folded up (left). I find this quite intriguing - I wonder if they do that to protect the ovary.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). This one turning to fruit, petals will soon drop away from the developing ovary in the middle.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). This one turning to fruit, petals will soon drop away from the developing ovary in the middle.

Houses opposite Small Dole Stores, Henfield, W Sussex. Now petals all gone, this is now the fruit.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) (08/05/2022) Houses opposite Small Dole Stores, Henfield, W Sussex. Now petals all gone, this is now the fruit.