Scientific Name: Bulbine semibarbata
Common Name: smallflower leeklily
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Asphodelaceae
Form Description: Annual herb
Flowers: Yellow, star-like.
Fruit: Rounded capsule – small capsules and flower stems turn from orange brown to light brown. Seed is dark brown blackish or silvery-grey when mature.
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Habitat Notes
Open, frequently damp situations in coastal areas or under light eucalypt or allocasuarina forest and occasionally inland on dry, stony hillsides up to 400m; north-west, north-east, Furneaux Group and east coast.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
General Notes
May be short-lived but regenerates readily from seed.
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Dry until capsules open then thresh lightly to extract seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
Several years
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has 2-3 month dormancy period but should give good results after this. May be useful for direct seeding. Sow in autumn. For some species seed over 12 months old may require stratification for 6-7 weeks. Temperature may be critical for germination i.e. not above 18°C.
Germination Time
4-8 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Divide in autumn. Transplants readily.