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