Some similarities to : Wild Leek, Garden Leek and to Round-headed Leek, which have a similar large spherical radial array of purple or mauve-coloured flowers arranged in a globe atop a long stem, but the individual flowers of Star of Persia have six long and narrow petals arranged strikingly into a star, there being dozens of these stars on long stalks arranged spherically like a WWII mine. Whereas the flowers of the Leeks, although arranged spherically similarly, have less-open and more bell-shaped flowers.

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Distinguishing Feature :

No relation to : Star of Bethlehem [a plant with similar name].

Much more likely to be found in a garden environment than growing in the wild.

Like many, but not all, members of the Garlic & Onion Family, it has a globular head bearing many flowers.

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