{"id":8505,"date":"2020-09-01T04:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T04:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2020-10-04T02:41:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T02:41:59","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-223-tulbaghia-violacea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/01\/plant-a-day-2020-day-223-tulbaghia-violacea\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 223) Tulbaghia violacea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This plant, the Society Garlic, was somewhat unusual as a garden plant in Seattle until about ten or twelve years ago when it started popping up in nurseries and garden centers everywhere. It is a fun bulbous plant from southern Africa that has fairly plain green strap-like leaves with a hint of gray and bright pink blooms that put on a real show. The first time I was really impressed by this plant was a trip to Bainbridge Island. There were two interesting plants in outside planters, one a crinum lily and the other a fine specimen of Society Garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This past autumn, we were in Prescott, Arizona visiting our friends Arliss and Mike and in their high desert garden, they had one of these plants blooming. When I got home and rejoined the Pacific Bulb Society, they had a seed and bulb exchange and seeds of this plant were available so I asked for some. They germinated readily and I have about six strong seedlings in the greenhouse With any luck, I\u2019ll have a few plants like the above in the memory garden and in pots around the patio next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my seedlings bloomed! Here is what it looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n