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Berg Garlic

Tulbaghia montana

Also called Drakensberg Garlic

Berg Garlic is a bulbous geophyte from the mountains of southern Africa, grown for its garlic-scented leaves and clusters of pink to lilac flowers. It needs a sunny, well-drained spot and dry conditions once established.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring and summer, then keep nearly dry in winter when the plant rests.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost, protect from hard freezing
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Tulbaghia montana is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is native to KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and the Eastern Cape.

Other Tulbaghia plants

Highland Wild Garlic · Pink Wild Garlic · Sweet Garlic · Society Garlic

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tulbaghia montana 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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