Talk tulips, and everybody gets the picture. Write poetry about daffodils, and you could be immortalized in the annals of literature, but say “Onithogalum”, and your friends probably won’t have a clue what you’re talking about. Use this to your advantage by adding an element of surprise to your flower garden. Soon, your friends will be trying hard to say that long name just so that they can get the plants and emulate your success. But what are these plants with the five-syllable name? Why should you grow Ornithogalum bulbs, and why will you be so thrilled with the result? We explore an underused garden plant that deserves more attention from gardeners. Does “Star of Bethlehem” ring a bell? No,...