Albuca bruce-bayeri
Albuca bruce--bayeri
The 'pregnant onion' produces flowering stems that can reach a height of 90 cm and may carry up to 100 greenish white flowers. It is frequently grown as a house plant. Flowering usually occurs from early to mid-summer. One plant can have up to 300 flowers at one time. It is frost tender but can withstand temperatures to -5C. Intense heat and light can scorch tissues. During the winter months this plant can be allowed to go dormant and the bulbs stored at cooler temperatures. Albuca bruce-bayeri is a small albuca that bears upward spiralling leaves that form a corkscrew shape, with nodding flowers that appear in Autumn - unlike other albuca varieties, that bloom in Spring
Contributed by @sushiwaitress
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Albuca bruce--bayeri
Latin name
Albuca bruce-bayeri
type
Bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Albuca bruce-bayeri
The 'pregnant onion' produces flowering stems that can reach a height of 90 cm and may carry up to 100 greenish white flowers. It is frequently grown as a house plant. Flowering usually occurs from early to mid-summer. One plant can have up to 300 flowers at one time. It is frost tender but can withstand temperatures to -5C. Intense heat and light can scorch tissues. During the winter months this plant can be allowed to go dormant and the bulbs stored at cooler temperatures. Albuca bruce-bayeri is a small albuca that bears upward spiralling leaves that form a corkscrew shape, with nodding flowers that appear in Autumn - unlike other albuca varieties, that bloom in Spring
Propogation by division
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
After dead heading and when foliage has died, lift the bulbs. Remove the soil from the bulbs and remove any offsets that appear damaged or diseased. Separate the remaining bulbs and when they are dry, store in a dark well ventilated space. Bulbs can then be replanted in late Autumn.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Albuca bulbs require sandy, loose soil which drains really well. Place them in full to partial sun to produce their spectacular blooms. They are not frost hardy thus if planted outdoors in areas prone to frost, they will need to be brought in over winter as cold temperatures can damage the bulb. If planting in the greenhouse, use a suffice cactus soil with some peat (a soil that retains water yet drains well).
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