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Albuca shawii

 
Albuca shawii
Albuca shawii
Synonym(s) Albuca trichophylla
Family hyacinthaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z7-11)
Flowers yellow (summer-early fall)
Size 20"
Light sun
Cultural notes well-drained soil
From seed germinates readily at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Bulbous plant from South Africa, with grassy foliage and pendulous yellow flowers held alternatingly on a mass of slender upright stems. Dormant in winter, blooms in late spring-summer. Both the foliage and the flowers are reportedly fragrant. I grew it from seed a couple years, and got a number of seedlings both times, but thus far have seen only a single small blooming plant, hardly at peak beauty as the photos above show.

We're re-establishing this plant this year (it used to grow in our garden, but slipped away)

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '17/'18 exchange. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F (9%G, 3w)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (100%G, 8-14d); Baggy 35F (40d) - 70F (31%G, 6-13d)
  3. Seed from NARGS '23/'24 exchange. Baggy 70F (90%G, 3-45d)

Clearly a cold stage is not required


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