Albuca dilucula

Family: Hyacinthaceae

It is a very attractive species that grows to 25 cm tall. It has a solitary boat-shaped, blue leaf with wavy, leather-like margins. It has yellow-green slightly nodding flowers with greyish green keels. It is a winter grower and the leaf is shed in summer. The leaf is dry at flowering. Flowering time is in spring.

Sowing instructions: Fill a pot with a moist, gritty, loam-based compost. Gently firm down and level the surface. Scatter your seeds over the surface, taking care not to sow them too thickly. Gently sprinkle a thin layer of vermiculite or fine grit over the seeds, covering the whole surface of the compost. Leave the pot in a greenhouse or on a warm windowsill, covered with a clear plastic bag to preserve soil moisture. Seedlings will develop within a few weeks. Remove the plastic bag and water when the compost becomes dry, but spray the surface with water regularly, to keep it moist.

Locality: Bloutoring. Harvest: November 2024