Ornithogalum/Star Of Bethlehem - invasive?

[SugarAndSpike]

I've noticed this for the first time in my garden this year... a few small clumps around and about. I didn't know this plant before- I think it's really pretty.

But is it invasive and should I get rid?

If not, does it transplant easily?

Are you sure it is Ornithogalum, and not wild garlic which has a similar appearance? I don’t think Ornithogalum would just appear from nowhere, but wild garlic does, and it spreads!

The leaves are grassy looking, thin. Wild garlic has more fleshy leaves doesn't it? I'll try to take photo tomorrow.

I agree that it was odd for it to just turn up, hence my concern about it being invasive. My garden is quite full of plants and these are in the mix of it all, so maybe they were there last year but I missed them (young baby/toddler last two Springs, I'm trying to reignite my gardening now)

Snap!
I’ve had a couple appear in my lawn since we’ve started No Mow May. No idea where they came from.
I plan to leave them as they are so beautiful.

we have a single ornithogalum in the wild flower meadow of the local nature reserve. It’s been just the one for several years

Wild garlic (in this case three cornered leak rather than ransoms which is what is usually meant be wild garlic) smells of garlic/onion, Ornithogalum doesn’t.

Is it?

Looks like it!

I think that’s ornithogalum umbellatum - it is pretty invasive. Does ok with being transplanted into pots and easy to split so you get more plants.

Ok maybe I'll transplant them into an area where I'm happy for them to proliferate.

Thank you all.

I've noticed it in several new places in my garden this year, so there must be something about the weather conditions that have really suited it.