Bulbine frutescens Willd.

Bulbine jaune (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

Succulent, dwarf shrub; caulescent, base rhizomatous. Stems and branches up to 0.7 m long, woody or rosulate. Leaves whorled along stem; mostly terete or subterete, up to 280 mm long, green to glaucous-green. Flowers: inflorescences many, erect or slightly curved, raceme lax to dense; bracts white, apex filiform-caudate, base subauriculate, margins deeply lobed, hairy towards base; pedicels patent to recurved when barren; perianth yellow; Jan.-Dec. Fruit with capsule not inflated.
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Succulent, caulescent, perennial shrublet, with rhizomatous base. Stem up to 0.7 m high, woody or rosulate. Leaves green to glaucous-green, mostly terete or subterete, up to 280 mm long, erect, whorled along stem. Inflorescences many, erect or slightly curved, up to 0.75 m high, with lax to dense raceme; bracts white, base subauriculate, apex filiform-caudate, margins lacerate-lanate towards base; pedicels patent to recurved when barren. Flowers yellow. Flowering time all year.
A small succulent plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60 cm high and spreads 50 cm wide. The stem is erect and branching. The leaves are green and 25 cm long. They are narrow. The flowers are bright yellow or orange. They have 3 petals and 3 sepals. They are in groups at the ends of branches. The flowers are 5 mm long. The fruit is a round, 3-chambered capsule. The seeds are black and oval.
Shrublet, 200-600 mm tall. Leaves subterete, surrounded below by hard, grey sheaths. Flowers in a dense, long, raceme, yellow, orange or white. Capsules small, subglobose, ± 4 mm diam., spreading to upcurved.
Perennial herb, up to 200 mm tall. Rhizomes formed. Aerial woody or rosulate branches present or woody branches suppressed. Leaves cylindrical to filiform, subulate. Flowers yellow.
Shrublet with wiry roots, 20-60 cm. Leaves subterete. Flowers in a dense, elongate raceme, yellow, orange or white. Capsules subglobose, spreading-upcurved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.55
Root system rhizome
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It needs light to medium well-drained soils. It needs an open sunny position. It is damaged by frost. It can grow in hot arid conditions and with a marked dry season. It can grow in areas with a dry season of 6-11 months. In southern Africa it grows between 5-2,285 m above sea level. It is often on stony places. It can grow in arid places.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 4-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

The stems and leaves are used for flavouring and sauces. They are chopped and boiled and eaten with porridge. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable and the leaf gel used for health drinks.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal
Edible leaves stems
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by division.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

Leaf

Bulbine frutescens leaf picture by Lynton Lynton (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bulbine frutescens flower picture by Yves Clara (cc-by-sa)
Bulbine frutescens flower picture by Yves Clara (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bulbine frutescens world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Namibia, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532170-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762342
COL ID NPZF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anthericum fruticosum Phalangium postratum Anthericum frutescens Anthericum incurvum Anthericum multiceps Bulbine caulescens Bulbine incurva Phalangium frutescens Anthericum rostratum Bulbine frutescens var. incurva Bulbine frutescens var. rostrata Bulbine rostrata Bulbine frutescens