Bulbine Frutescens Yellow - 20 Live Plants - Butterfly Attracting Flowering Groundcover

This durable, grass-like perennial has green foliage accented in yellow flowers on wiry stems. Its spreading growth habit reaches 2 feet tall. Best performs as a specimen, container plant, ground cover, and border plant. This adaptable evergreen shrub needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system.

After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Pruning old foliage is recommended to maintain a well-groomed appearance. Tall, slender spikes of yellow flowers rise above sturdy clumps of narrow fleshy green leaves, blooming nearly continuously from mid-spring until fall.

This versatile, dry climate gem adapts well to humidity and harsh weather. Spreads quickly to form wide clumps. Useful in containers, rock gardens, or planted in mass as a groundcover. The narrow, succulent green leaves of this South African native contain glycoproteins, similar to many aloe species, and are known for similar healing properties as those of Aloe vera, including soothing burns, rashes and itches.

Provide well-drained, compost-enriched soil. Spreads quickly by rhizomes. A short summer dormant period may occur in hot interior climates. Water regularly during first growing season to establish root system; once established, reduce frequency. Remove spent flowers to encourage fall rebloom. Remove old, faded foliage as needed.