Bulbine abyssinica
Bulbine abyssinica
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Burundi | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Rwanda | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus:
- Bulbine
- Species:
- Bulbine abyssinica
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, orange
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from underground storage organs after fire, common adaptation in African grassland species.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily at warm temperatures. Can also be propagated easily from offsets or division.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI