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Bulbine frutescens
Bulbine frutescens
A tough, water-wise South African groundcover with starry yellow flowers.
- Very easy
- Full sun
- When fully dry
- 15cm pot
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Bulbine frutescens
R 40.00
About this plant
About this plant
Bulbine frutescens
Alos known as Yellow Bulbine
Easy to grow succulent
Make sure that the soil is completely dried out before watering again.
Soil must drain very well. Requires full sun.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Tough, water-wise yellow flowers
Bulbine frutescens · also known as Yellow bulbine, stalked bulbine, cat's tail
Native to South Africa
A fast-spreading South African succulent with soft, grass-like leaves and spikes of small yellow star flowers. It's a garden workhorse for dry, sunny spots.
- A local South African groundcover that's hard to kill.
- Water-wise: water only once the soil is completely dry.
- Great value at R40 for a 15cm plant.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
A sunny bed, rockery or bank in full sun. It also does well in pots on a hot patio.
Care card
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- When fully dry
- Humidity
- Low
- Temperature
- Hardy, light frost
- Soil
- Very free-draining
- Feeding
- Rarely needed
- Growth
- Fast, clumping
- Outdoors
- Yes, full sun
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it in full sun in soil that drains very well.
- Water deeply, then wait until the soil is completely dry.
- Snip off finished flower stalks to keep it tidy.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Yellowing, rotting leavesToo much water. Water less often and improve drainage.
- Few flowersNot enough sun. Move it to full sun.
- Clump getting bare in the middleLift and divide it to refresh the plant.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 15cm pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
When does it flower?
When does it flower?
Mainly in spring and summer, often on and off through much of the year.
Is it good for water-wise gardens?
Is it good for water-wise gardens?
Yes, it's a classic water-wise South African groundcover.
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