Albuca Concordiana

Albuca Concordiana Care

Albuca concordiana

What is the plant

Albuca concordiana (syn. Ornithogalum concordianum) is a small geophytic perennial plant that reaches 20 cm in height when in flower, and slowly offseting to form clumps. It is distinguished by corkscrew-coiled leaves.

The epithet concordiana refers to Concordia, South Africa, where the type specimen was collected. When dormancy of the plant begins, the inflorescence appears and soon bursts open with fragrant flowers with bright yellow petals with a broad green midrib coming from the side of the flower stalk. The plant flowers August through September (late winter to early spring). The flowers are fragrant and face outwards from the stalk and usually don’t nod. Perianth 12 mm long, segments oblong-spathulate white to brownish (mostly yellow), with a broad green keel along the outside of the tepals. Stamens all fertile. Style subulate 6-8 mm long.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

5°C - 15°C

Hardiness zone

8 - 10

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Warm Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water sparingly when growing, it is a definite water-wise species. The curling of the leaf tips is largely dependent on weather conditions. Cool dry conditions encourage the leaf tips to curl, while warm most conditions tends to encourage erect, straight, uncurled leaf tips. When flowers begin to appear, water should be withheld in order to avoid rot. If the plants are allowed to dry too much, they will go dormant.
Fertilizer
You can fertilize the plant throughout the growing season with a balanced and diluted liquid feed as a fertilizer. However, make sure that your soil is a little wet before you feed it.
Sunlight
The plant prefers some direct sun but will scorch in hot, sunny, dry locations.

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Soil
Coarse river sand or gravel must be incorporated into the growing medium for excellent drainage. It is often suggested to add gravel mulch on the top of the soil, so when the bulbs are dormant the pot remains interesting to view.
Temperature
In the winter plants can be left outside because the spirally foliage is reliably hardy to -7°C. In colder areas the plants should be protected in the greenhouse.
Container
Choose any type of container with enough drainage holes.