| Description | A tender bulb many times grown in containers. Even when not in bloom the mound of variegated foliage is attractive. |
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| Pronunciation | (tul-BAY-gee-uh) (vy-oh-LAH-see-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | hardy to around 20 degrees F |
| Flowers | tubular pink to violet borne in a umbel |
| Fruit | seed pod, small black seeds |
| Leaves | variegated, strap shaped basal leaves, spray up from base forming a mound, has a silvery appearance, garlic scented when brushed or crushed |
| Roots | tuberous |
| Dimensions | 1-2 by 1-2 feet (HS) in warmer climates |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Southern and Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Misc Facts | Can be grown as a potted plant and overwintered indoors. Many nurseries list this as a pond edge plant. |
| Author's Notes | Living in zone #5 this geophyte is not hardy. I have seen it used many times as containers at the gardens I visit. Forms a mound of variegated foliage. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),#60-The American Gardeners World of Bulbs (Judy Glattstein),#156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com), #179-Bulbs (Time Life Books) |
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