Botanical name

Bulbine cepacea

Family

Asphodelaceae

Common Name

Kopieva

Synonym (old name)

Bulbine tuberosa
Bulbine cepacea
Bulbine cepacea
Bulbine cepacea
Bulbine cepacea
Bulbine cepacea
Bulbine cepacea

Description

Tufted, tuberous perennial up to 45cm. Leaves, narrow, lanceolate-tubular, fleshy, usually dry at flowering, surrounded at the base by a fibrous sheath; bears dense raceme of yellow flowers; fluffy stamens; fruits are ellipsoid and carried upright.

Habitat

Stony flats and lower slopes

Flower Date

March to May