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Leafless Beardstyle

Bulbine favosa

Also called Leafless Kopieva

Leafless Beardstyle
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bulbine favosa is a small tuberous succulent from southern Africa, grown for its narrow leaves and yellow flowers. It needs well-drained, stony soil and a sunny, dry spot.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Bulb, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce water in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix with added grit or stones.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Zimbabwe to Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Bulbine favosa is a species of tuberous plant in the genus Bulbine. It is native to South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Where it grows

Bulbine favosa is native to South Africa (including the Eastern Cape Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the North-West Province, and the Western Cape Province) and Zimbabwe, where it grows in montane grasslands between 30–2,000 m (98–6,562 ft) above sea level. It prefers rocky habitats such as crevices or stony soils.

Other Bulbine plants

African Beardstyle · Common Kopieva · Bulbine bruynsii · Golden Lily · Bulbine caput-medusae · Renoster Kopieva · Bulbine crassa · Bulbine francescae · Bulbinella · Rock Lily · Bulbine lolita · Bulbine louwii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bulbine favosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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