Botanical name

Bulbinella trinervis

Family

Asphodelaceae

Common Name

Katstert, Cat's Tail
Bulbinella trinervis
Bulbinella trinervis
Bulbinella trinervis
Bulbinella trinervis
Bulbinella trinervis
Bulbinella trinervis

Description

Rhizomatous geophyte up to 40cm. Leaves threadlike in a tuft, dry at flowering; flowers mostly white, may have pinkish tinge, in a narrowly cylindrical raceme; bright yellow stamens; stamens lack the beards of the similar Bulbines.

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes

Flower Date

Feb to May