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Scientific name - Bulbine frutescens Popular names - kopieva balm, Copa, geelkatstert, snake flower, cat's tail. Distribution and Habitat - originated in southern Africa. Description - Juicy perennial species, rizomatoasa. Leaves basal, linear, cylindrical, fleshy, 10-15 cm long. Floral stem is 45 cm long. Blossom flowers made up of 40-50 cm, arranged in Raceme 15-30 cm long. Flowers yellow-orange, 6-15 mm in diameter, lilac fluffy. Blooms in April-May. Fruit black cap. Requirements - grows well on land well drained, in full sun. Tolerate drought well. It needs occasional cuts after passage of flowers, inflorescences removal. Management - Autumn and winter reduce watering. Mulcirea protect plants from frost plantet. Propagation - by seeds, division bushes, spring. When the new plants have four leaves and roots well formed, then can be transplanted. Natural partners and garden - Acacia sp., Cercidium sp., Prosopis sp., Carissa macrocarpa, Aptenia cordifolia, Agapanthhus sp., Dymondia margaretae,Gazania sp., Dietes sp.. Properties and Uses - juice extracted from Bulbine frutescens is used as the basis for body creams to treat eczema. Balsamic properties, bacterial, healing. It associates well with other succulents in a Rocar. Can be used as plant along alleys, as plant pots. References Bob Hyland - Designing for Sun and Shade - Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2006 Kirsten Albrecht Llamas - Tropical Flowering Plants - Timber Press, 2003 Margaret Roberts - Margaret Robert's AZ Herbs - Struik Publishers, 2003 Marie Harrison - Groundcovers for the South - Pineapple Press2006
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