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Tulbaghia
''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion subfamily. The genus was named for Ryk Tulbagh (1699–1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good Hope. Most species are native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. As is common to many members of the Allioideae, when their leaves are bruised they produce a distinct garlic smell, hence its common name. The flowers are borne in an umbel. Each flower has six narrow tepals. A characteristic of the genus is that there is a "corona" – a raised crown-like structure – at the centre of the flower. This may be small and scale-like or may be larger, somewhat like the trumpet of a small narcissus. ;Species, search for "Tulbaghia" # ''Tulbaghia acutiloba'' Harv. – Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa # ''Tulbaghia aequino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulbaghia Galpinii
''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion subfamily. The genus was named for Ryk Tulbagh (1699–1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good Hope. Most species are native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. As is common to many members of the Allioideae, when their leaves are bruised they produce a distinct garlic smell, hence its common name. The flowers are borne in an umbel. Each flower has six narrow tepals. A characteristic of the genus is that there is a "corona" – a raised crown-like structure – at the centre of the flower. This may be small and scale-like or may be larger, somewhat like the trumpet of a small narcissus. ;Species, search for "Tulbaghia" # '' Tulbaghia acutiloba'' Harv. – Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa # '' Tulbaghia aequinoctial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulbaghia Violacea
''Tulbaghia violacea'', known as society garlic (also known as pink agapanthus, wild garlic, sweet garlic, spring bulbs, or spring flowers) is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Amaryllidaceae'', indigenous to southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Province), and reportedly naturalized in Tanzania and Mexico. Growing to tall by wide, it is a clump-forming perennial with narrow leaves and large clusters of fragrant, violet flowers from midsummer to autumn (fall). Cultivation When grown as an ornamental, this plant requires some protection from winter frosts. This species and the cultivars ‘Purple Eye’ and ‘Silver Lace’, with cream-margined leaves, have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Treatment of seeds with a smoke solution has been shown to increase the leaf mass and height of ''T. violacea'' seedlings. Seeds exposed to aerosol smoke was also shown to lead to a higher seedling survival percentage. Edible uses ''T. vio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
