Albuca suaveolens

Quick Characteristics:

Flower Colors:

yellow, green

Albuca suaveolens Jacq., syn. Ornithogalum suaveolens (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, is found on dry slopes and flats in a wide area including Namibia, Namaqualand and the Cape Province. It grows to 50 cm and has narrow leaves that clasp at the base and are sometimes dry at flowering. Flowers are in a stiff erect raceme, yellow, spreading or nodding, with dark green keels. Photos 1-2 were taken by Mary Sue Ittner near Calvinia. Photos 3-4 were taken by Cameron McMaster in Elands Bay and Namaqualand. Photo 5 is a close-up of a flower in cultivation taken by Alan Horstmann.

Albuca suaveolens, Calvinia, Mary Sue Ittner

Albuca suaveolens, Elands Bay, Cameron McMaster

Albuca suaveolens, Kamieskroon, Cameron McMaster

Photos below were taken by Cameron McMaster and Mary Sue Ittner near Nieuwoudtville.

Albuca suaveolens, Nieuwoudtville, Cameron McMaster

Albuca suaveolens, Nieuwoudtville, Mary Sue Ittner

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