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Bulbinella cauda-felis
Also called White Catstail
Bulbinella cauda-felis is a bulbous perennial from the Cape Province of South Africa, growing to just over half a metre with narrow bluish leaves and a tall spike of white flowers. It needs well-drained soil and a sunny spot, as it grows naturally in dry renosterveld and karoo shale or clay.
Bulbinella cauda-felis ("Cat’s Tail Bulbinella") is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widespread in the Cape Province of South Africa. This species favours drier regions, in renosterveld and karoo vegetation, where it grows in shale or clay soils.
B. cauda-felis is a variable species, that reaches just over half a meter in height. It has up to 10 narrow (750 x 9mm) leaves, without marginal cilia or teeth, usually with a bluish colour and a dilated sheath.
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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.
