Shaw's albuca (Albuca shawii) - Scottish Rock Garden Club
Albuca shawii (syn. Albuca trichophylla)
Shaw's albuca
This South African bulb has bright green, upright, grass-like leaves and nodding yellow flowers that are sweetly fragrant. It grows to about 12" tall and blooms for around three months in the summer.
Height:
12-18 inSpread:
12 inSpacing:
6-12 inAlbuca shawii (syn. Albuca trichophylla) Characteristics
Attributes
- Fragrant flowers
- Fast-growing
Flower color
- Green
- Yellow / Chartreuse
Foliage color
- Green / Blue-green
Growth habit (plant shape)
- Upright
Exposure
- Sunny all day - Coast
- Morning sun
- Sunny all day - Inland
Season of interest (flowering)
- Summer
- Fall
Season of interest (foliage)
- Summer
- Spring
- Fall
Your soil type
- Clay
- Loam
- Clay-loam
- Sandy loam
Water requirements
- None
- None - Low
Wildlife appeal
- Attracts bees
- Attracts beneficial insects
Suggested uses
- Container
- Green roof
- Under CA native oaks
- Rock garden
- Meadow
- Firescaping
Origin
- Africa
Plants that work well with Albuca shawii (syn. Albuca trichophylla)
Sea breeze flax lily
(Dianella revoluta 'Sea Breeze')
Horse Mountain California fescue
(Festuca californica 'Horse Mountain')