Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Small bulb with narrow feathery semi-deciduous leaves. Produces long bloom stalks with yellow tipped whiteish-green flowers in the spring.

Origin:
This plant was originally introduced by Arid Lands, and was reportedly grown from seed collected in the Augrabies, near the South African Namibian border. However, it’s origin is disputed since it closely resembles Albuca polyphylla, (the one exception being the yellow tips of the flowers) which grows in the eastern cape far from the locality of the seeds.

Cultivation:
This plant seems to grow all year around, however, it is most active in winter. This growth pattern is consistent with its reported origin of the Augrabies which is a winter rainfall transitionary region. Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it can handle going completely dormant throughout the summer. Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Winter-growing bulb with deciduous non-glandular, pubescent leaves. Produces a long bloom stalk with pendant yellow-green flowers in the spring

Habitat:
Found growing in the sandy flats of the Western Cape of South Africa

Cultivation:
Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it prefers going completely dormant in the summer (no water in summer). Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Synonym: Albuca circinata

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Winter-growing bulb with deciduous curly, non-glandular, pubescent leaves. Produces a long bloom stalk with yellow-green flowers in the spring

Habitat:
Found throughout northern South Africa and southern Namibia growing on sandstone cliffs.

Cultivation:
Plants should be grown in a well draining mostly in organic mix, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. Can be watered every other week throughout the year, however it prefers going completely dormant in the summer (no water in summer). Plants do well outside in pots, or in a landscape with highly inorganic, well draining soil.

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Unusual bulb with deciduous curly leaves up to 8 inches tall. Leaves curl more in full sun less curly in shade. Cute green-yellow classic Hyacinth-like flowers in spring

Habitat:
Western South Africa, Cape Province through Namaqualand.

Cultivation:
These plants do best potted in a well draining media, heavily amended with horticultural pumice. In shade or part shade the bulb can be slightly exposed, in full sun the bulb must be fully buried. This bulb is from a winter rainfall region and is summer deciduous should be watered once every other week in the winter and left completely dry in the summer (June through August).