Bowiea volubilis is a climbing plant grown chiefly as a houseplant, valued for its twining habit. It has deciduous foliage and suits a south-facing, sheltered position where it receives full sun. In the UK it flowers in May to June. Best grown in a neutral loam that drains freely.

Practical care for Climbing Onion (Bowiea volubilis): full sun on a south-facing, sheltered spot in neutral loam with good drainage, flowering May to June.

Bowiea, commonly known as climbing-onion, is a genus of extremely poisonous, bulbous, perennial, succulent plants which thrive in dry and desert regions of eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Uganda to South Africa. It is native to a region stretching from Kenya to Cape Province.

Bowiea volubilis

Climbing onion | Bowiea volubilis

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