Thank you Dietrich, Dylan and all who responded ... the consensus seems to be Ornithagolum. It is still blooming and looking good. Interestingly, the flowers only open on sunny days ... even though the plant itself is kept shaded. The foliage has declined and now all but disappeared. Here is a link to a shot of the open florets: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Ken San Diego, California USDA zone 10 ________________________________ From: Dietrich Müller-Doblies d.mueller-doblies@gmx.de certainly you are right, it is an interesting Ornithogalum sp. of the O. graminifolium group. ... Cheers Dietrich ... Am 19.05.2012 21:58, schrieb Hannon: ... > I believe this is an Ornithogalum (the "Drimia" designation is erroneous) > that originally came from UC Irvine Arboretum without data or locality. It > is a very dependable little clustering plant for shade and unusual among > hyacinths for its softly pubescent leaves. The flowers will open more fully > and are star-like. > Maybe the Mueller-Doblies can provide a name? > Dylan ... > On 19 May 2012 11:44, Ken<kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote: > >> >> I purchased a bulb with interesting hairy, light green foliage a little >> over a year ago. It went dormant last Summer and produced a new flush of >>foliage >> again last fall, which now seems to be declining while the plant is in >> full-bloom. It was labelled 'Drimia species' ... >> Can any of you experts out there help me out? >> >> Bloom spikes: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> >> Bloom close-up: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> >> Foliage: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> ...