Botanical Name: Tulbaghia fragrans
Common Name: Sweet garlic Type of Plant: monocot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright clump of blue-gray, strap-like foliage, coarser and slower growing than Tulbaghia violacea Height 12" - 18" Spread 12" - 18" Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil tolerates most soils Hardiness some frost: zones 13-24 Morphology: Leaves to 18" long, strap-like, 3/4" wide, blue-green coloring Flowers umbels of pink flowers - 1/4" across, 30-40 flowers per umbel - flowers in winter - sweet scented Fruit small capsule Propagation: division, seed Usage: good small facer or textural plant for winter bloom, gray color and medium texture foliage - contrasts nicely with darker colors and masonry Landscape Care: Watering tolerates drought once established - can take heavier watering Fertilizing slow-release at planting Pruning remove dead flower scapes, dead leaves regularly to give tidier appearance Pests/Diseases none - leaves develop salt burn at tips with salty water Special Conditions/Other no fragrance compared to T. violacea Origin: South Africa Family: Amaryllidaceae Notes: |
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