Hippobroma Species, Star of Bethlehem, Madam Fate, Star Flower

This plant/weed started growing in our back yard but I don't see it in anyone else's yard. It puzzles me as it came out of no where abou...Read Moret 4 years ago! While I find that the flower is cute it is an unwanted plant that grows in patches throughout our lawn. I have been diligently pulling up the clusters carefully so as to get the bulb as well. Is there any other way to rid these weeds? Please help!!!

Very invasive. Pretty soon it will cover my neighborhood, not just my large yard. Last year I was obsessed (literally) with digging the...Read Morem up, drying them out and getting them as far away as possible. They apparantly became angry because they are now everywhere, in places they could not just spread to but had to jump concrete. They are growing in the bricks! Please tell me what to do, other than sell my house.

Blooms first or second week of May for 8 to 10 days. Pretty flower.

The juice of all parts of the plant can irritate the eyes and produce a burning sensation in the mouth and throat. The milky sap is very poisonous.