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Tulbaghia violacea

Society Garlic, Pink Agapanthus at Gundaroo, NSW

Tulbaghia violacea at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Jan 2018
Tulbaghia violacea at Gundaroo, NSW - 9 Jan 2018
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Tulbaghia violacea 22 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Tulbaghia violacea 21 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 13 Jan 2018 MaartjeSevenster

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6 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   14 Jan 2018
I am pretty sure it is not native, but do not recognise it.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   21 Jan 2018
I think this may be Pink Onion Lily (Allium oleraceum) which is naturalised in the Sydney region but this I think would be the first record in our area. Would be worth pressing a sample and leaving with David Albrecht at the CSIRO Herbarium.
MaartjeSevenster wrote:
   22 Jan 2018
Actually, I have just come across Tulbaghia violacea which seems to be a very good match in terms of the peculiar structure of the flower. It is possible that it was actually planted by the previous owners, it is in a relatively cultivated area but we've never seen it flower before (in four years).
BettyDonWood wrote:
   22 Jan 2018
Could be. Doesbit smell of garlic?
Here is a description, though the photos are not good. http://pza.sanbi.org/tulbaghia-violacea
The Wikipedia article has a lousy description, but good photos.
http://pza.sanbi.org/tulbaghia-violacea
MaartjeSevenster wrote:
   22 Jan 2018
Great. There was only ever the one flower stalk which by now had withered but I did, but there is a very vague garlic smell. I might relocate it to the vegie patch!
BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Jan 2018
It is a risk eating something that has only been udentified from photos.

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