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Bulbine Lily

Bulbine bulbosa · Asphodelaceae

A tufted native lily with fleshy grass-like leaves and spikes of fragrant star-shaped yellow flowers in spring. An easy, drought-hardy perennial and bush-food bulb.

At a glance

Habit: Perennial
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Well-Drained, Sandy Soil, Clay Soil
Climate: Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 0.4 m H × 0.3 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Spring Flowering
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Pots & Containers
Bee & Pollinator
Water-Wise
Rabbit-Resistant

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: intermediate
Sowing depth: 3 mm
Method: Raise in trays and transplant
Germination: 21-42 days
Best sown in: autumn, spring
Seed storage life: 2 years