Bulbine frutescens 'Tiny Tangerine'
Orange Stalked Bulbine 'Tiny Tangerine'
Bulbine frutescens is mostly dormant in summer (in hot climates), blooming in the spring, and then again in autumn although somewhat less. It is a South African native with slender succulent foliage accented by tall flower stalks with buds that have a unique green center stripe, revealing deep orange petals and frilly yellow stamens. This versatile dry climate plant adapts to humidity and harsh weather. Ideal rock garden plant or massed ground cover. Evergreen to -5C. 'Tiny Tangerine' is a selected cultivar of the species which is a more compact and bushy plant. It has similar orange flowers as the standard species.
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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
Orange Stalked Bulbine 'Tiny Tangerine'
Latin name
Bulbine frutescens 'Tiny Tangerine'
type
Rhizomatous 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
0.60 M
Bulbine frutescens 'Tiny Tangerine'
Bulbine frutescens is mostly dormant in summer (in hot climates), blooming in the spring, and then again in autumn although somewhat less. It is a South African native with slender succulent foliage accented by tall flower stalks with buds that have a unique green center stripe, revealing deep orange petals and frilly yellow stamens. This versatile dry climate plant adapts to humidity and harsh weather. Ideal rock garden plant or massed ground cover. Evergreen to -5C. 'Tiny Tangerine' is a selected cultivar of the species which is a more compact and bushy plant. It has similar orange flowers as the standard species.
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.