Tulbaghia violacea 'Silver Lace'
Ajo ornamental
Also known as Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata'
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
The delicate foliage and flowers of many Tulbaghia forms have a refinement all their own. This delicate variety has grassy foliage that is striped green and white and is ornamental in its own right. The plant flowers for a long season during summer when its airy heads of tubular, flare-lipped flowers provide an additional attraction. The flower heads look rather like those of a diminutive Agapanthus. This plant is especially attractive in a container on its own, placed where its simple beauty is revealed. This is best overwintered in a frost-free environment, another advantage of pot culture. The foliage has a subtle onion scent. The flowers are delicately fragrant and are pollinated by bees and butterflies.
- Flower colour
- Lilac, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green, White
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- Yes, sweet
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Winter
Winter · Outdoors
Water lightly during dormancy
The soil should be kept just moist during the plant's rest period.