Bulbine Frutescens - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Mint blooming in midsummer

blooming in midsummer

The plants are also known as kwaggavy (Quagga mesemb)

The leaves are overlapping and crowded in 5 ranks that spiral around and completely cloak the twigs

This perennial bears tiny white flowers on bushy plants

Bulbine Frutescens - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Mint blooming in midsummerBulbine is characterised by having flowers borne in lax or compound racemes, and by being succulent. The flowers are mostly yellow, with bearded stamens, although sometimes white, orange or pink. Several species are grown in gardens, although the most common species in the horticultural trade is B. frutescens. Species of Bulbine resemble Haworthia and Aloe in appearance, but with soft fleshy leaves, many with tuberous roots or a caudex. The various