Bulbine

Morphological Summary

Genus of succulent and semi-succulent plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, with about 70 species native mainly to South Africa, Namibia and Australia. They form rosettes or clumps of fleshy lanceolate or cylindrical leaves and produce spikes of small six-petalled yellow or orange flowers with hairy stamens. B. frutescens is the most widely cultivated species, popularly known as "bulbine" and used in xeriscaping and as a medicinal plant.