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Tulbaghia transvaalensis

Tulbaghia transvaalensis is a small bulbous geophyte from southern Africa, related to garlic and society garlic. Grow it in free-draining soil in full sun to part shade, letting the soil dry between waterings.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry out between waterings; reduce water while dormant.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a gritty potting mix.
Temperature
Frost hardy to about -5 °C when dormant; protect from prolonged frost in cold climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Limpopo to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Tulbaghia transvaalensis is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Other Tulbaghia plants

Tulbaghia siebertii · Pungent Wild Garlic · Tulbaghia aequinoctialis · Trumpet Garlic · Tulbaghia calcarea · Tulbaghia cameronii · Cape Garlic · Tulbaghia cernua · Poets Garlic · Buffalo Garlic · Ajuin Wild Garlic · Tulbaghia friesii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tulbaghia transvaalensis 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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