The genus Bulbine, despite the etymology of its name, which can be confusing, is not a bulb. It is a perennial, with succulent and linear leaves, native to South Africa.
This plant under favorable conditions has rapid growth, grows in the form of a ground cover clump, and each specimen can cover approximately 0.2 m2. In the other direction, it reaches a height of about 40 cm, although the flowers emerge in spikes above the foliage mass, reaching a total height of around 80cm, which move gracefully to the rhythm of the breeze.
Vegetatively it is a plant that enjoys being located in full sun, its water requirements are low and it has moderate frost resistance. One of the significant characteristics of this species is its profuse and prolonged flowering, which in temperate climates goes from the beginning of spring to early autumn.
Viveros Sala Graupera cultivates two varieties, Bulbine frutescens and Bulbine futescens "Hallmarck", which in terms of behavior and needs are similar, although "Hallmarck" has a noticeably more compact habit. But the biggest difference between them is the color of the flowering, this one has orange flowers with yellow stamens, while the first is characterized by its flowering in an intense yellow.
It is a very interesting species for certain locations such as, for example, this island on Bosch i Gimpera street in Barcelona, where once established, it looks proud without requiring significant care and ornamentally has a high value due to its lasting and striking flowering. Flowering can be enhanced with proper pruning of withered inflorescences to promote the appearance of new flowers.
At a compositional level, it can work alone, as in the previous case, but it combines well with other succulents and perennials such as Kniphofia, Tulbalghia, Anigozanthos, Dianella, Gaura and Salvia, among others.