Identification: Onion Plant

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    Can Anyone help me idenify this plant? I know its some kind of Onion plant but which one?
     

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    No,not Ornithogalum narbonense,it does not flower like that.
     
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    What about Ornithogalum longibracteatum aka pregnant onion.
     
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    Yes Yes Yes,,that's it! Wonderful,,,Thank You so much Barb!
     
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    Your welcome bigace. It's one of my favorite houseplants because not many people have it. I like it when the little pregnant bumps form on the sides. grow then split and the "baby" pops out. Some people don't like the oniony smell it emits ,but I don't mind. ;))))
     
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