Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Bulbine is a fairly good-sized genus in the ...

BULBINE frutescens is an aloe-like succulent plant with a rosette of fleshy, thorn less, straw-coloured leaves. According to herbclass.com the many small (about 10mm) yellow (or orange) flowers are ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with Times readers. Few plants at the Ruth Bancroft Garden ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: Your Feb. 19 column about Bulbine latifolia ...

Bulbine (B. frutescens) is a small, evergreen perennial that’s been embraced by gardeners since it appeared in Florida nurseries about 20 years ago — and it’s easy to see why. With grass-like foliage ...

The snake flower (Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’) blooms from spring to fall, with orange and yellow blossoms providing a contrast for the muted colors of a succulent garden bed. (Courtesy Tom Karwin) ...

Growth habit: An evergreen, upright, clump-forming member of the lily family growing to 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Leaves are dark-green, narrow, onionlike and cylindrical in shape and grow to ...