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Bulb Arrowgrass

Triglochin bulbosa

Bulb Arrowgrass
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Bulb arrowgrass is a small perennial herb from South Africa's Cape region that grows from a bulb-like base in wet or seasonally damp ground. Keep its roots moist during its growing season and give it full sun.

Family
Juncaginaceae (Juncagin family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently wet or boggy during the growing season, and let it dry out only when dormant.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich soil or a wet, sandy bog mix
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov.

About

Triglochin bulbosa is a species of perennial herb in the family Juncaginaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. They are associated with freshwater habitat.

Other Triglochin plants

Triglochin scilloides · Triglochin barrelieri · Triglochin calcitrapa · Gaspé Peninsula arrowgrass · Seaside arrowgrass · Triglochin minutissima · Triglochin mucronata · Triglochin muelleri · Marsh arrowgrass · Three-rib arrowgrass · Triglochin trichophora · Arrowgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Triglochin bulbosa 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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