Bulbine bulbosa syn. Bulbinopsis bulbosa
Bulbine Lily
B. bulbosa grows in dense colonies. It reaches up to 75cm tall and has succulent, greyish green leaves. The fragrant, star-shaped yellow flowers are borne on long vertical flowering stalks. Each flower has six tepals with tufted, hairy, yellow sepals and only lasts for one day, but the flowering head may bloom for some weeks. Few garden varieties have been developed, however. The plant can be propagated from seeds or by division of the corm.
Contributed by @knockalong
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Bulbine Lily
Latin name
Bulbine bulbosa syn. Bulbinopsis bulbosa
type
Cormous perennial
family
Asphodelaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 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
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.30 M
0.75 M
Bulbine bulbosa syn. Bulbinopsis bulbosa
B. bulbosa grows in dense colonies. It reaches up to 75cm tall and has succulent, greyish green leaves. The fragrant, star-shaped yellow flowers are borne on long vertical flowering stalks. Each flower has six tepals with tufted, hairy, yellow sepals and only lasts for one day, but the flowering head may bloom for some weeks. Few garden varieties have been developed, however. The plant can be propagated from seeds or by division of the corm.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Late Summer
Plant from spring through summer in well-drained, compost-enriched soil. It needs a fairly light soil and is not suited to heavy clay. It can also be planted in containers in a normal succulent soil mix. Spreads quickly by rhizomes.
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