Botanical Name: Common Names:
Tulbaghia violacea Silver Lace Society Garlic, Wild Garlic,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Upright
Description:
This very hardy, clumping Tulbaghia has fine blue-grey grass-like foliage striped with cream down its entire length. The effect is a silvery mound which rises to about 30cm in height. Silver Lace is long flowering - from spring all the way through to late autumn (and into winter in warmer zones), so the beautiful pink flowers can be enjoyed nearly year round. Has a strong garlic odour if foliage is bruised. The plant provides a solution for every corner of the garden from mass planting, edging through to a mixed garden bed. It can be used in a wide range of situations from large scale water efficient landscapes through to containers in a small courtyard in full sun.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Aquatic Garden, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Alliaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Cream, Grey, Variegated
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate