Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Bulbine bulbosa 5 synonyms: Anthericum bulbosum, Blephanthera depressa, Bulbine australis, Bulbinopsis bulbosa, Phalangium bulbosum |
| Common Name: | bulbine lily, golden lily, leek lily, native leek, native onion, wild onion, yellow onion weed |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use |
| Indigenous Plant Use: | Tubers can be roasted and eaten, they are sweet tasting and contain calcium and iron.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 20-60 cm x 30 cm |
| Foliage: | Erect grey-green to reddish, hollow, fleshy, channelled to almost round rush-like leaves to 30 cm x 1-5 mm |
| Flowers: | Yellow, star-like flower to 20mm wide, they last 1 day, September-January |
| General Comments: | Tufted perennial herb with a bulb-like tuber and fleshy roots. A cheery yellow lily for planting in drifts, amongst rocks or in cottage gardens. Generally dies back after flowering but can continue to grow and flower in moist conditions. Will often set seed and spread informally. |
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