Tulbaghia
Wild garlic, Society garlic
- Height × spread
- 0.4m – 0.6m × 0.3m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
Gentle Tulbaghia with its clusters of starry flowers held on stout stalks above the strappy leaves are attractive for months during summer. The flowers are in shades of mauve, pink or white. They are modest plants standing between 30cm to 80cm in height, and need careful placing they are to be noticed. They are said to have night fragrance. They are attractive set in their own space at the forefront of a gravel garden, or one can resort to a container. There is now a variegated form available.
- Flower colour
- Lilac, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.4m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, 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
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- 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.