Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: Your Feb. 19 column about Bulbine latifolia ...

A. Mine is not blooming, either. I have found over the past two years that this hardy perennial, at least in our garden, would flower in spring, slow or stop in mid- to late summer, then bloom again ...

Bulbine plants are not prone to any specific insect or disease problems. It may have stayed too wet. Dear Neil: My bulbine plants have gotten along well for several years, but this year some are ...

BULBINE frutescens is an aloe-like succulent plant with a rosette of fleshy, thorn less, straw-coloured leaves. According to herbclass.com the many small (about 10mm) yellow (or orange) flowers are ...

Growth habit: An evergreen, upright, clump-forming member of the lily family growing to 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Leaves are dark-green, narrow, onionlike and cylindrical in shape and grow to ...

The rainy season has come with the notorious ‘Nairobi Eye’, a rove beetle attacking people. Also known as the Nairobi fly it does not bite or sting but its blood contains a potent toxin that causes ...