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Wurmbea biglandulosa

Wurmbea biglandulosa
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Wurmbea biglandulosa is a small Australian cormous perennial with white spring flowers, native to forest edges and grassland. It is a dormant-season geophyte best left in its natural habitat or grown from corms in a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Colchicaceae (Colchic family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly while in active growth in spring, then keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil, or gritty mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cool winters and short dry summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Queensland to SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Wurmbea biglandulosa is a species of plant in the Colchicaceae family that is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

The species is found in south-eastern Australia in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland. It grows in forest and disturbed grassland, and on creek banks and rocky ridges.

Other Wurmbea plants

Inland Star Lily · Wurmbea calcicola · Wurmbea centralis · Wurmbea cernua · Wurmbea citrina · Wurmbea decumbens · Wurmbea densiflora · Wurmbea deserticola · Wurmbea dilatata · Early Nancy · Wurmbea drummondii · Wurmbea fluviatilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wurmbea biglandulosa 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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