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Accession Data

Tulbaghia violacea

Common Name: Wild Garlic

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Country of Origin: Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal

Uses: Wild garlic has traditionally been used to treat fever and colds, as well as asthma and tuberculosis. Extracts are administered as enemas for stomach problems. The leaves have been used to treat cancer of the oesophagus.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 7-11

Accession #: 198900050

Accession Date: 1989-01-01

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1107

Quantity: 2

Source: Smith College

Culture: Tulbaghias do best in at least four hours of direct sunlight a day, with night temperatures of 40F-45F. Frost damage can be evident at 20F-25F. Keep the soil moist but not wet, and fertilize monthly. Make sure plants get good air circulation. Watch for mealybugs. Bulbs multiply rapidly and should be divided and repotted in spring or when they become overcrowded. Growth rate is medium. USDA Hardiness Zones 7-11

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Amaryllidaceae

SubFamily: Allioideae

Tribe: Tulbaghieae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, March 01, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, March 01, 2016.
  3. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Wouter Hagens [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Monday, 10 December, 2018.
  4. SANBI Red List of South African Plants. Last accessed Monday, 10 December, 2018.
  5. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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Tulbaghia violacea
Tulbaghia violacea