About Albuca shawii Baker
Albuca shawii Baker is a bulbous plant that grows in summer and goes dormant in winter. In its native southern African habitat, it flowers between September and February. It produces narrow, somewhat fleshy leaves covered with short, slightly sticky hairs. Both the leaves and stems have very short hairs, only a fraction of a millimetre long. Its flower stems grow to around 30 cm tall, and hold nodding flowers. Each flower has tepals roughly 15 mm long; the tepals are yellow with green stripes, and the flowers are naturally scented. A scent is released when the plant's stems are rubbed. This species is native to southern Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, and the Northern Provinces. It grows on cliffs and in rocky grassland, at elevations ranging from 150 to 2400 m.
