Albuca dilucula (Coilonox diluculum Ornithogalum diluculum) is found in dry areas of the western Karoo to the Montagu district.
It is a very attractive species with leather-like margins on a single blue leaf. It is a winter grower and the leaf is shed in summer.
The yellow green flowers are slightly nodding. Flowering time is in spring.
Reference: The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs - Manning
Goldblatt and Sijman - Timber Press 2002.
Photographs: Martin Scott.
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