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There are a number of new cultivars being named, as the potential of Tulbaghia begins to be recognised.
This one was introduced by Liz Powney when she held a National Collection of Tulbaghia. Marwood Hill Gardens (current holders of a National Collection) say: "A very floriferous and hardy Tulbaghia violacea hybrid with purplish -pale pink flowers with a golden yellow corona. Requires good drainage in a sheltered spot. Ideal for container. More hardy than most Tulbhagias." San Marcos Growers say: "Tulbaghia 'Cosmic' (Cosmic Society Garlic) - A clumping evergreen perennial with tuberous roots from which emerge flexible 6 to 8 inches long by 1/4 inch wide gray-green grass-like leaves. In mid-summer on to fall and rising well above the foliage atop slender 2-foot-tall stalks are held tight umbels of dark buds that open to show off the cream to pale pink flowers with a darker line running down the middle and tip of the lower petalaloid tepals and surround a prominent yellow corona. As flowers age the flowers darken with the tepals turning a dark violet pink. The flowers emit a slight clove fragrance but brushing the foliage can easily mask this with its garlic smell, though it is not as strongly scented as Tulbaghia violacea. This plant was introduced in 2004 by Welsh grower Liz Powney, who holds the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) National Plant Reference Collection of Tulbaghia at her garden near Aberystwyth in Wales. It was noted to be a spontaneous seedling hybrid that was found growing amongst plants of Tulbaghia violacea at Bob Brown's Cotswold Garden Flowers." |
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| 12th September 2007 | ||
