Tulbaghia violacea

Tulbaghia violacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Tulbaghia
Species:
T. violacea
Binomial name
Tulbaghia violacea
Flowers

Tulbaghia violacea, commonly known as society garlic, pink agapanthus,[1] wild garlic, sweet garlic, spring bulbs, or spring flowers,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, indigenous to southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Province), and reportedly naturalized in Tanzania and Mexico.[3]

Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide, it is a clump-forming perennial with narrow leaves and large clusters of fragrant, violet flowers from midsummer to autumn (fall).[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference floridata793 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gardeniaT_violacea was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tulbaghia violacea Harv". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  4. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. ^ Harvey, William Henry 1837. Botanical Magazine 64: t. 3555.