Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
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Succulents

"Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine, Bulbine frutescens

"Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine, Bulbine frutescens Flowering Photos Taken March 10, 2008. Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.

"Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine Bulbine frutescens	"Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine Bulbine frutescens

"Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine Bulbine frutescens, Lily Family: ( Liliaceae ), "Tiny Tangerine" Yellow Bulbine. Also called: Orange Bulbine. Bulbine frutescens, 'Tiny Tangerine', is a water-efficient groundcover perennial from S. Africa. It is shorter and tighter than Yellow African Bulbine, Bulbine frutescens. It has narrow, succulent leaves & spikes of orange & yellow, starburst flowers over a long season. 'Tiny Tangerine' 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 3 to 5 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. Bulbine frutescens sap from the leaves is used for healing in South Africa. Height: About 12 inches tall and 2 feet wide. Flowers: Racemes of star-shaped yellow flowers located on a 10 - 16 inch spike. Blooming Time: March - November. Leaves: The leaves are 3 to 5 inches long and make a short, thin, fleshy, green cylinder. Green Onion Like. 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.