Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
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Succulents

Yellow African Bulbine, Bulbine frutescens

Yellow African Bulbine, Bulbine frutescens Flowering Photos Taken March 10, 2008. Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.

Yellow African Bulbine Bulbine frutescens	Yellow African Bulbine Bulbine frutescens

Yellow African Bulbine Bulbine frutescens, Lily Family: ( Liliaceae ), Yellow African Bulbine. Also called: Bulbinella and Burn Jelly Plant. Yellow African Bulbine is a shrubby, rhizomatous plant with succulent leaves. The plants spread by rhizomes (underground stems), creating low, wide-spreading clumps. Its cylindrical, fleshy leaves are 4 to 6 inches long, usually upright to slightly spreading on the plant. The individual flowers are about 1 inch in diameter and have numerous small hairs on the anther filaments. Its succulent leaves are fragile Bulbine frutescens grows well in well-drained soil and it is also very tolerant of poor, dry soil. Be careful not to over water. Bulbine grows best in full sun. Yellow African Bulbine sap from the leaves is used for healing in South Africa. Height: About 18 inches tall and 3 feet wide. Flowers: Racemes of star-shaped yellow flowers located on a 12 - 18 inch spike. Blooming Time: March - November. Leaves: The leaves are 4 to 6 inches long and make a tall, thin, fleshy, green cylinder. Found: Found throughout lower elevation xeriscape gardens in Arizona. Elevation: 0 - 2500 Feet. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona. Native to the desert grasslands in South Africa. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 10, 2008. Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.