''Lachenalia bulbifera'',
syn. ''L. pendula'', is a
species
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of
flowering plant
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in the
family
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Asparagaceae
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,
native
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to the
Western Cape
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of
South Africa
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. It is a
bulb
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ous
perennial
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growing to tall by broad, with strap-shaped spotted leaves and fleshy stems bearing pendent tubular orange or red flowers 3 cm long, in winter and spring.
The Latin ''bulbifera'' literally means "bulb-bearing",
and refers to the plant's habit of producing bulblets, which can be separated from the parent plant and grown on.
This plant requires a sheltered, frost-free position, or it can be grown under glass. The species and its pink-flowered
cultivar
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'George'
have gained the
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's
Award of Garden Merit
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.
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bulbifera
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces