About
Albuca longipes is a bulb that enters dormancy during the summer months. It features slender, grass-like foliage that remains green. In early spring, it produces a floral spike adorned with drooping white blossoms, each accented with yellow tips and a green base.
About the genus
Albuca is a genus of bulbous perennials characterized by their linear or narrowly lanceolate leaves. These plants produce loose racemes of flowers, typically in yellow or white, featuring three tepals that spread outward and three that create a tubular shape. The reverse side of each tepal is frequently adorned with green or brown markings.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Bulbs
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Rock garden
- Native to
- South Africa (Cape)
- Toxicity
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten, skin irritant
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in soil with very good drainage in full sun, outside in mild areas but with winter protection elsewhere
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed as soon as ripe or remove offsets when the plant is dormant
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free