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Albuca humilis
Origin: Native to south and central Africa in the Eastern Mountain Region of the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Albuca |
| Species |
| humilis |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Ornithogalum humile |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 3 -25 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Albuca humilis is a perennial bulbous herb. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Albuca humilis is found on the edges and seams of rock sheets, gravel and silt patches and rocky grassland up to 2800 meters. |
| Leaf Description |
| 7.5 - 15 cm long, narrow-linear. |
| Flower Description |
| 1 - 3, tepals (part of the outer whorl that has no differentiation between petal and sepal) are white, outside has a central green stripe, all stamens are fertile, the style has 3 angles. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Horticultural Society Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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