Substances & Homeopatic Remedies
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Requests: If you need specific information on this remedy - e.g. a proving or a case info on toxicology or whatsoever, please post a message in the Request area www.homeovision.org/forum/ so that all users may contribute.
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Etymology
The Greek name, Ornithogalum, signifies the 'birds' milk flower
Family
Traditional name
Used parts
Classification
Plantae; Spermatophyta, Angiospermae - Flowering Plants; Monocotyledonae; Liliiflorae / Liliidae; Liliales; Liliaceae - Lily Family
Keywords
Original proving
Description of the substance
The Star of Bethlehem is a bulbous plant nearly allied to the Onion and Garlic.
The leaves are long and narrow and darkgreen; the flowers, in bloom during April and May, are a brilliant white internally, but with the petals striped with green outside. They expand only in the sunshine.
Habitat Plante assez fréquente des pelouses et bosquets. S'élève jusqu'à 800 m.
Natural reproductive systems and growth and development requirements: Reproduces readily by seed and bulblets and requires a warm (60 to 70F) - cool (28 to 32F) - warm (55 to 65F) annual thermoperiodic cycle
Light requirements: Full sunlight, to PM only or AM only sunlight, to 25% shade.
Moisture: Tolerates summer drought, but requires moisture during growing season.
Animal susceptibility: Generally, not susceptible.
Companion Plants:
Anemone pulsatilla, Anemone sylvestris, Aquilegia, Chaenomeles japonica, Dicentra, ferns, Forsythia, Helleborus orientalis, Hosta, Jasminum nudiflorum, Myosotis, Primula, Phlox divaricata, Phlox stoloniferan, Rhododendron spp. (deciduous and evergreen), Cotoneaster, Berberis, Acer palmatum, Deutzia gracilis, Weigela.