Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Tulbaghia cameronii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitCorm

Growth—

Requires a well-drained soil. Members of this genus tend to hybridize freely in cultivation or if their wild ranges overlap^[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe^[2]. Sown in a sunny position, the seed usually germinates within 14 days at a temperatures of 18 - 21°c^[1]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on until large enough to plant out. Division. Best carried out as the plant comes back into growth after dormancy. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tulbaghia+cameronii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
[2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[3]Flora of Tropical East Africa — Beentje H.J. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 2002 · http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 ↩︎Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
[4]Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation. — Llamas K.A. · Timber Press; Oregon. · 2003 · ISBN 0-88192-585-3 ↩︎A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality.