Albuca nelsonii Seeds - Indigenous South African Bulb Seeds for Sale in South Africa

Albuca nelsonii is attractive with ivory and green flowers up a tall spire, strongly almond scented with waxy rather succulent leaves.

Albuca is a genus of about 60 to 70 species belonging to the Hyacinthaceae family.

The most characteristic feature of the genus is the shape of the flower. The outer 3 tepals spread out like any normal flower, but the inner 3 stay more or less closed. The general appearance is therefore somewhat like a snowdrop Galanthus. The flowers do come in a limited color range, white and yellow through to green, but are usually embellished with a green stripe down the middle of each outer tepal. Some species also have the tips of the inner, closed tepals colored differently, either with white or bright yellow.

Flowers are either presented in a nodding or drooping formation, or erect on firm pedicels (flower stalks). The tropical African species, on the other hand, have flowers on such short pedicels that the only position they can hold is sideways.