Albuca setosa seeds grow into a bristly bulbous geophyte native to the subtropical biome of the Cape Province of South Africa. The epithet setosa means 'bristly' or 'covered with stiff hairs', referring to the fine bristly pubescence on the leaves and sometimes the scapes. Described by Jacquin (Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, 1727–1817, one of the great 18th-century botanists of the Vienna court). A summer-dormant Cape geophyte producing nodding striped flowers in spring. Family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.Full sun; well-drained sandy or rocky Cape soils; dry summer dormancy; cool to warm subtropical conditions. 'Setosa' = bristly; fine bristly pubescence on leaves — diagnostic character in the genus Described by Jacquin (1727–1817), great 18th-century Viennese court botanist Cape Prov. — subtropical biome; summer-dormant spring-flowering geophyte Genus Albuca: ~170 species in Africa and Arabian Peninsula; family Asparagaceae Full sun; well-drained Cape soils; dry summer; cool subtropical; Family Asparagaceae Albuca setosa is the bristly Cape bulb — named by the great Viennese botanist Jacquin, its fine bristly pubescence distinguishing it from smooth-leaved Albuca relatives, a charming summer-dormant geophyte of the spring-flowering Cape flora. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
