Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth

Wavy-leaf Soap Plant

Perennial herb from a bulb. Leaves waxy blue, margins undulate. Inflorescence stout, to 2.5 m. Flowers numerous, erect or spreading, to 2.5 cm wide; spring. Tepals often recurved, white with a green to purple stripe. Grown as an ornamental bulb in full sun on well-drained soil.

North-western USA

Source: Forster, P. (2005). Bowiea. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Asparagaceae
genus        Chlorogalum (Lindl.) Kunth