Bulbine frutescens

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Bulbine frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbine
Species: B. frutescens
Binomial name
Bulbine frutescens

Bulbine frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bulbine.

Bulbine comes from the Greek word bolbine, a general word for a bulbous plant, but particularly Ornithogalum.[1] The name is misleading, as plants do not have a bulbous base.[citation needed]

This bulbine is mostly dormant in summer, blooming in the spring, and then again in autumn although somewhat less. It can be propagated easily by stem cuttings. The cuttings can be planted immediately and kept in a shady area. They do not need any special attention or treatment, and build strong roots in a couple of months.[citation needed]


References

  1. ↑ Hyam, R. & Pankhurst, R.J. (1995), Plants and their names : a concise dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-866189-4 , p. 75
  • Willd., Enum. Pl.: 372 (1809).


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