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Tulbaghia acutiloba

by Johan Wentzel

Tulbaghia acutiloba
Common Name
Wild garlic
Plant Type
Bulb
Tulbaghia acutiloba blends in perfectly with short grasses and other perennials and is ideally suited for a Highveld garden. It flowers more than once in a season. Interplant with small grasses.
Plant Description

Tulbaghia acutiloba occurs in dry rocky grasslands in the summer rainfall regions of South Africa. It has green recurved flowers with a fleshy orange to reddish brown ring and is sweetly scented in the evening.  The leaves are up to 4-5 mm wide. The species is mostly summer growing and winter dormant. In very mild winters, the leaves will stay on the plant. It can flower several times a year.

This little bulb blends in perfectly with short grasses and other perennials.Tulbaghia acutiloba has very little natural enemies and that makes it ideal for a Highveld garden. Plant in groups.

Afrikaanse Naam
Wilde knoffel
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Orange
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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