Rock Lily

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©Bulbine glauca - Richard Hartland CC-BY

Bulbine glauca

Single upright flower stem to 30 cm tall. Yellow flowers in a spike-like cluster. Petals and sepals to 22 mm long with bearded filaments. Fleshy green to grey-green rush-like leaves to 40 cm.

Details
Flora Type
Lilies, orchids
Distinctive Features

All six stamens are bearded with a ring of golden hairs that are open and spreading. Roots thick and fleshy.
Biology

Perennial. Rock Lily tends to grow in rocky situations in crevices on cliffs and summits at higher altitudes, and on coastal cliffs in the sea-spray. Tolerates saline conditions, drought, shade and coastal exposure.Ã_
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Bulbine
Species
glauca

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Many Bulbine species have bulb-like tubers and thick, fleshy roots that were steamed and eaten as food by Aboriginal people. They are considered one of the sweetest of lily roots.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native