does anybody know what this is?

I found this flower on my lawn. It appears to a wild bulb of somekind. It is so pretty, I dug it up and put in a flower pot, but can anybody tell me what it is? It closes at the end of the
day and opens in the morning.

I found this flower on my lawn. It appears to a wild bulb of somekind. It is so pretty, I dug it up and put in a flower pot, but can anybody tell me what it is? It closes at the end of the day and opens in the morning.
Here's a picture when it is closed.

Ornithagalum - Star of Bethlehem. They self seed and have the purest of white flowers.
It is reported to be invasive. I do find it popping up where I haven't planted it but so far,
its not a problem for me. Check it on plantfiles:

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/495/index.html

Tam

Looks like Star of Beth. to me also. It will multiply in clumps of bulbs at the base and can get out of hand-like so many of our plants can do (I divide the clumps) and like many other of the common garden plants..it is not for kid or critter consumption. I get so used to breaking off a flower and carrying one in my mouth as I open gates etc....need to heed my own words! :)
I do grow it, so lovely-no bugs or disease that I have found and really spans the changes in the bloom climate here.

We call them wild onions and HATE them, passionately. Our two acres are wall to wall with them. We tried to dig them out in the veggie garden and they seem to have multiplied mightily as a result.l They have a bulb about 10" down that multiplies mightily into tiny little pearls that grow into bigger bullbs which then multiply mightily. They come up grow like crazy and then flower. Yes, they are pretty, but each flower makes seeds which then multiply mightily.. I've been told that the only way to get rid of them without poison is to cut them on a regularly and they will finally starve to death. Hasn't happened in 60 years here. I am going to try constant mulch next, although with newspaper or cardboard, because a big load of mushroom compost didn't stop them. The only thing worse in my experience is the quackgrass in Western WA. You could get rid of that by growing winter rye grass each year. The WWA slugs are no contest. ---SIGH--

hmmm... you're not far from me. Sounds scarey! Maybe I should cut all the blooms off
as mine start to fade to at least avoid the seeding.

It's too bad we can't control these "weeds" better. Most of them are pretty even dandelions before they turn to seed. About five years ago
I dug up some wild violets on the lawn and along edges of the foundation of the house. I transplanted them in to groups along my fence-free flowers. Well last year I tried to dig them up and put something else there. This year they are back. Mother nature messed up and kills off the wrong plants year to year.

"Mother nature messed up and kills off the wrong plants year to year."

or is it the gardener that messes up and plants the wrong plants year to year?
LOL

It could very well be the gardener, but which one? I have been here for ten years and neverv planted this plant. Could it be related to another plant or is this Star of Bethlehem?

I think its Star of Bethlehem. And I cut all the flower / seed heads off this morning
and will carefully remove the bulbs this weekend.

Have ya'll tried pouring boiling water on them???

Beleive it or not, I don't want to kill them. I'll use it as a decorative border. What I don't understand is where did they come from in the first place if I needed a star of Bethlehem to produce these? I never saw thiese in my life.

Possibly from birds dropping seed.

I found a Trillium and a great woodland Phlox growing up in a clump of Liriope grass, in a scorching hot, full-sun, baked earth setting several years ago. These plants appear nowhere else on my property, or on any surrounding property. I rescued them and moved them to a shadier, woodland setting - but I always wondered where they came from to begin with.

Terry,
The thought that it could be birds dropping seed made me wonder if it could have also been from the bird feeder I filled with seed bought at Walmart. I bet that's what happened.