Evocatively named Milkmaids form a lily-like plant with narrow, elongated leaves about 40 cm long. Flowers are held on a slender, 40 cm high stalk that has two leaf-like bracts along its length. The white (or sometimes pink tinged) flowers have 6 petals (tepals really) and are about 20 - 25mm across, with a pinkish centre. The flowers are arranged in clusters (umbels) of 2-10 flowers.
Flowering start in October and ends in November.
Identification
The main flower colour is white.
References
http://anpsa.org.au/b-umb.htmlCreated: 22 Oct 2014 - Member - John and Val
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