Bulbinella

More bulbinella facts:

• ⁣Somewhat unusually, Bulbinella are indigenous to the winter rainfall regions of South Africa, as well as the North and South Islands of New Zealand. They have not yet been genetically fingerprinted, so this could change (they could be separate genuses).⁣

• Bulbinella are geophytic plants because they have underground storage organs ⁣

• Bulbinella contain numerous secondary metabolites, that may have medicinal value (though few have been tested thus far)⁣

• Local communities have used Bulbinella leaf sap as a soothing ointment to treat mosquito bites and the like.⁣

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Sources: ⁣

Musara, C., Spies, P., Spies, J.J. and Stedje, B., 2017. A review of Bulbinella (Asphodelaceae): distribution, conservation status, and economic importance. Botanical Sciences, 95(2), pp.155-168.⁣

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Image: Pixabay - Lynn Greyling ⁣

Note from the author – This one was suggested by my mom – she has many in the garden, all offspring of one she was gifted by a colleague.