Botanical Name: Common Names:
Tulbaghia violacea Dwarf Pink Dwarf Society Garlic, Wild Garlic,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Fast growing, bulbous plant with narrow, fleshy leaves. Has large, tuberous roots and pink flowers sitting above the foliage in the Summer months. Foliage and flowers smell strongly of garlic. Very effective mass planted for Summer flower display. Foliage and flowers edible and deter mosquitoes, snakes, ticks and fleas from the garden when planted. Survives heat and drought well.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
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